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The US President says there’s also a ‘good chance’ a summit involving Putin and Zelensky will happen soon

President Donald Trump could meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin as early as next week to discuss Ukraine peace negotiations, a White House official said on Wednesday, as markets brace for the potential implementation of sanctions targeting the global oil trade.

China and India would be hit hardest. But Europe would be affected, and the US would face risks as well.

Here are the key events on day 1,260 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.

Vladimir Putin held talks with Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff in Moscow, days before the White House's revised deadline for Russia to reach a peace deal or potentially face severe economic penalties.

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: Despite no immediate sign of a breakthrough with Moscow after special envoy Steve Witkoff’s crunch ceasefire talks, there is at least hope that the US president – increasingly resentful about the Kremlin rebuffing his overtures – could now come full circle and support Ukraine again

Steve Witkoff and Vladimir Putin met for about three hours in a last-minute bid to seek a breakthrough in the three-and-a-half-year war

Russian President Vladimir Putin is hosting U.S. President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff for talks, days before the White House’s deadline for Russia to reach a peace deal with Ukraine or potentially face severe economic penalties that could also hit countries buying its oil

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday ordered steeper tariffs on Indian goods over New Delhi's continued purchase of Russian oil, opening a new front in his trade wars just hours before another wave of duties takes effect.

Donald Trump is hosting the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan in Washington this week for a summit which could advance a much-anticipated peace agreement between the two. The meeting would send a strong signal to Moscow regarding the two countries' commitment to finding a solution without Russia.

For decades, the threat of nuclear conflict between the U.S. and the Soviet Union hung over humanity