| Destination Florida | European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is trying to schedule a meeting with Donald Trump in Florida ahead of the president-elect's inauguration, we're told. Their aides have held discussions, but the timing has been challenging and von der Leyen's severe case of pneumonia has made it more difficult. Ukraine Transit | Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico still hopes his country will transport gas despite the termination of a transit deal to central Europe from Russia via Ukraine — a route that benefited Slovakia. Fico has intensified threats against Zelenskiy, highlighting losses in transit fees and higher energy costs facing Europe. Greenland Exploit | Greenland could benefit from Trump's interest in the Arctic territory. As Greenlanders have been increasingly pushing for independence, the affair might give islanders the possibility to play the two sides of the Atlantic against each other and possibly come out on top. Tariff Retaliation | A Chinese investigation concluded that the EU has imposed unfair trade barriers against its products, escalating tensions between the two economic sides. The finding comes in response to tariffs imposed by Brussels on Chinese-made electric vehicles after the EU determined that Beijing provided state subsidies to its EV industry, giving it an unfair edge. Leave Grid | The Baltic states have their eyes set on a clock in Vilnius that counts down the days until all three countries in the region disconnect from Russia's electricity grid. Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia, which were part of the Soviet Union until the early 90s, are now amongst the harshest critics of Moscow. Leaving the grid is yet another step to disentangle them from Russia. | 
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