U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday (January 21, 2026) repeated his claim that he stopped the war between India and Pakistan, as he did with so many other wars.

In a special address in Davos, Switzerland, at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting, Mr. Trump also said the U.S. needs Greenland, which he said was not land but a massive piece of ice, for strategic reasons as it lies between the U.S., China and Russia, not for a massive amount of rare earth minerals buried under ice.

He began his speech by greeting “so many friends” present and “a few enemies”, and lashed out heavily at Europe, NATO, proponents of clean energy and past U.S. presidents, including “sleepy” Joe Biden.

Earlier, Mr. Trump has claimed credit for stopping the India-Pakistan conflict for more that 80 times since May 10 last year, when he announced on social media that the two neighbours had agreed to a “full and immediate” ceasefire after talks mediated by Washington.

India has consistently denied any third-party intervention.

India launched Operation Sindoor on May 7 last year, targeting terror infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir in retaliation for the April 22 Pahalgam attack that killed 26 civilians.

India and Pakistan reached an understanding on May 10 to end the conflict after four days of intense cross-border drone and missile strikes.

India has been consistently maintaining that the understanding on cessation of hostilities with Pakistan was reached following direct talks between the Directors General of Military Operations (DGMOs) of the two sides.

U.S. President Donald Trump has again credited himself for ending the conflict between nuclear-armed neighbours India and Pakistan, as he asserted that Norway controls the Nobel Peace Prize, an honour he claims he deserves for ending eight wars and saving millions of lives.

He also said that while he may not care about the prize, he does care about saving lives.

“I don’t care about the Nobel Prize… A very fine woman felt that I deserved it and really wanted me to have the Nobel Prize. And I appreciate that. If anybody thinks that Norway doesn’t control the Nobel Prize, they’re just kidding. They have a board, but it’s controlled by Norway, and I don’t care what Norway says,” Mr. Trump told reporters after attending a college football championship game in Miami on Monday (January 19, 2026).

Last week, Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado presented her 2025 Nobel Peace Prize to Mr. Trump at the White House, which he described as a “wonderful gesture of mutual respect”.

The President also said that he has “saved tens of millions of lives”.

“If you look at India, Pakistan…two nuclear powers. You look at so many of the countries that were in a 30, in some cases a 35-year-war, I got it done. We stopped eight wars, and maybe we’ll be stopping the ninth very soon,” he said.

Mr. Trump has repeatedly claimed credit for stopping the India-Pakistan conflict, a claim he has now made about 80 times since May 10 last year, when he announced on social media that the two nations had agreed to a “full and immediate” ceasefire after talks mediated by Washington.

India has consistently denied any third-party intervention.

Mr. Trump has also said that no one in history is more deserving of the Nobel Peace Prize than him, and has criticised former U.S. President Barack Obama for receiving the award in 2009 shortly after assuming office, even though he “didn’t do anything”.

The President is scheduled to deliver a special address at the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos on Wednesday (January 21), where he will also meet foreign leaders and business executives.

On Thursday (January 22), on the margins of the World Economic Forum, Mr. Trump will participate in the “Board of Peace Charter announcement”, where nations would be invited to sign the charter, joining the body aimed at Gaza’s redevelopment under his comprehensive plan to end the conflict.

Mr. Trump has invited several global leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, to join the Board of Peace, seen as a rival to the United Nations, that will work towards bringing lasting peace to Gaza and embark on a “bold new approach” to resolve “global conflict”.

Responding to a question that French President Emmanuel Macron has declined to join his Board of Peace, Mr. Trump said, “Well, nobody wants him because he’s going to be out of office very soon. So you know, that’s all right… I’ll put a 200% tariff on his wines and champagnes, and he’ll join. But he doesn’t have to join if he said that. You’re probably giving it to me a little bit differently, but if he actually did say that… he’s going to be out of the office in a few months.”

Mr. Trump said he has also invited Russian President Vladimir Putin to join the Board.