European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen was not on the call with Trump, a spokesperson for the Commission said on Thursday. But she was “extensively debriefed by several EU leaders,” the spokesperson told reporters.The Kremlin confirmed[1] on Thursday that the two leaders plan to meet “in the coming days.” U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Wednesday that, following Special Envoy Steve Witkoff’s meeting with Putin, the U.S. government has a better understanding of the conditions under which Moscow would be prepared to end the war.“We now have to compare that to what the Ukrainians and our European ...

President Trump’s punishing new tariffs took effect for roughly 90 countries on Thursday. The rates, some of them staggeringly high at 50 percent, mark a new era in an expanding U.S. trade war without parallel in modern history.Mr. Trump first unveiled his new duties last week, capping off a frenetic four months of haggling, tinkering and delay that began with the president’s proclamation of “Liberation Day” this spring. The president enacted the new rates through a series of executive orders, some of which reflect preliminary trade deals struck recently with countries that offered favorable concessions to the United States.The president ...

President Donald Trump is set to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in latest bid by the White House to broker an end to the 3-year-old war in Ukraine.Putin’s foreign affairs adviser Yuri Ushakov said Thursday a meeting could take place as early as next week, although he noted that such events take time to organize. No date is confirmed.He also played down the possibility of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy joining the summit.A meeting between Putin and Trump would be the first U.S.-Russia summit since former President Joe Biden met with the Kremlin leader in 2021. There’s no guarantee a Trump-Putin ...

Full statement on Putin-Trump meeting suggests Zelensky is not involvedYuri Ushakov (REUTERS)We reported earlier that the Kremlin confirmed Trump and Putin will meet ‘in the coming days’.Now we have the full statement from Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov, who appears to play down the possibility of a meeting with Zelensky.At the suggestion of the American side, an agreement in principle was made to hold a bilateral meeting at the highest level in the coming days, that is, a meeting between President Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump.Now, together with our American colleagues, we are starting to work out the specific parameters of ...

Futures on the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 added 0.7%. Stocks gained after the Kremlin confirmed Presidents Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump will meet for summit talks within the next few days, raising hopes of a truce in Russia’s war with Ukraine. The Stoxx Europe 600 benchmark advanced more than 0.8%, on track to wipe out losses sparked by last week’s dismal US jobs data. The travel and leisure sector outperformed. A basket of stocks exposed to Ukraine rose, while defense shares dropped. Upbeat earnings from some of the region’s biggest companies helped boost sentiment, even after German industrial production suffered its biggest ...

A meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump has been agreed, a Kremlin official said Thursday, the eve of a White House deadline for Moscow to show progress toward ending the 3-year-old war in Ukraine.What You Need To KnowThe Kremlin says a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump has been agreedThe announcement Thursday came on the eve of a White House deadline for Moscow to show progress toward ending the 3-year-old war in UkrainePutin's foreign affairs adviser Yuri Ushakov said a summit could possibly take place next week at a venue ...

Talks of a peace breakthrough in Ukraine are once again in the air after U.S. President Donald Trump declared that “great progress was made” during a meeting between his special envoy Steve Witkoff and Russia’s Vladimir Putin on Wednesday.The Kremlin raised hopes of a ceasefire deal even further by announcing on Thursday that preparations are underway for a face-to-face meeting between Putin and Trump in the “coming days.” But despite the upbeat language and vague optimism, some experts are warning: we’ve been here before.Instead, they say, Moscow will likely use a high-level summit to make Trump believe it wants to end ...

WASHINGTON (TNND) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has agreed to meet with President Donald Trump, though a specific date and location have yet to be determined, according to a Kremlin official. Putin’s foreign affairs adviser, Yuri Ushakov, told media outlets that a summit could take place next week at a venue that has been decided "in principle.""The venue of the meeting between the presidents of the Russian Federation and the United States, Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump, has been agreed, and the Kremlin will inform about it later," Ushakov said. The idea of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy joining the summit ...

The comments came a day after Trump's envoy Steve Witkoff, enjoyed a cordial visit to Moscow[1] with Putin and his close friend and investment chief, Kirill Dmitriev. Following that trip, the American president said he was hopeful of meeting Putin next week while hinting at the trilateral talks.But Trump — who once said he could end the war in 24 hours — has found the reality more difficult.Friday is the deadline ultimatum issued by Trump to Putin[2], challenging him to end the war in Ukraine or face tough new economic sanctions.Trump already Wednesday slapped an additional 25% tariff on India ...