By Paritosh Bansal and Michel Rose DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan 20 (Reuters) - European leaders, rattled by Donald Trump's latest global gambit, are looking to present a united front in Davos, as CEOs warned against an emotional response to the U.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy blasted his European allies Thursday for what he portrayed as the continent’s slow, fragmented and inadequate response to Russia’s invasion nearly four years ago and its continued international aggression.

Trump said Wednesday that the "framework" of a deal had been agreed.

While the furor over Trump’s desire for control of the vast Arctic island was a focus of the elite annual meeting in Switzerland, Greenland’s leader insisted on respect for its territorial integrity and that international law is “not a game.

The surreal clamor over Greenland provoked by Trump has shadowed proceedings in Davos, heightening fears of an emerging rupture between the U.S. and Europe.

Trump is one of more than 60 heads of state or heads of government at this year's edition of the week-long World Economic Forum, where nearly every speaker directly addressed the latest dramatic moves from Washington.

President Trump and his administration rolled out the Board of Peace initiative for Gaza in Davos, Switzerland, on Thursday, featuring leaders of more than 20 countries that notably did not include major European Union allies.

President Donald Trump declares at Davos that the U.S. is the only nation capable of securing Greenland for national security reasons during his World Economic Forum speech.

Trump, in an interview on Fox Business Network ​from ⁠Davos, also acknowledged the impact of his quest for Greenland on global markets and said he did not plan to pay to acquire it. "It's really being negotiated now,