Ukraine
Europe’s plan to use $105 billion of frozen Russian assets tantamount to war, says Russia’s Medvedev
Russia’s security council chief warned on Thursday that should the European Union use its seized frozen assets to support Ukraine, that could be tantamount to justification for war. The European Commission, the executive arm of the EU, has been looking at how to use frozen Russian assets held in Europe to further support Ukraine. The move could be tantamount to an act justifying […]
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European markets open higher; Ukraine peace talks in focus
LONDON — European stocks opened in positive territory on Thursday. The pan-European Stoxx 600 was almost 0.3% higher at the opening bell, with all major bourses in the green but sectors mixed. Apparel companies book-ended the benchmark on Wednesday. Zara’s parent company Inditex led the benchmark after it reported strong nine-month results, closing the session 10% higher, […]
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Russia ‘ready’ for war with Europe, Putin says, as Ukraine peace talks fail to deliver breakthrough
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks to journalists during his press conference at the VTB Investment Forum ‘Russia Calling!’, on December 2, 2025 in Moscow, Russia. Putin visited an annual forum, hosted by the VTB Group, prior his talk with U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff. Contributor | Getty Images News | Getty Images Peace talks held […]
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Ukraine peace talks shift to Moscow — the big unknown is whether Putin will play ball
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin and Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov. Grigory Sysoyev | Afp | Getty Images All eyes are on Russia this week as talks over a peace plan to end the war in Ukraine shift to Moscow and step up a gear. U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff is travelling to Russia […]
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European markets set to start December in negative territory
European stocks are expected to start the last trading month of the year in negative territory. Source
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Ukraine’s Zelenskyy says his chief of staff has resigned
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Andriy Yermak pose for the press, as they meet with Spain’s King Felipe (not pictured), at the Zarzuela Palace, in Madrid, Spain, Nov. 18, 2025. Violeta Santos Moura | Reuters President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s powerful chief of staff, a close ally of […]
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Putin breaks his silence on Ukraine peace plan, says Moscow ready for ‘serious’ talks
In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting of the Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO) Heads of State Council at the Yntymak Ordo (Palace of Unity) presidential residence in Bishkek on November 27, 2025. Alexander Kazakov | Afp | Getty Images Russian President Vladimir Putin […]
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Alphabet hits record highs, Burry’s AI concerns, Ukraine peace plan and more in Morning Squawk
Jensen Huang, chief executive officer of Nvidia Corp., during the US-Saudi Investment Forum at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2025. Stefani Reynolds | Bloomberg | Getty Images This is CNBC’s Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox. Here are five key things investors need to know […]
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All eyes on Russia as it eyes Ukraine peace plan with caution
Russian President Vladimir Putin during a meeting on development of ‘new regions’, annexed from Ukraine, at the Kremlin, June 30, 2025, in Moscow, Russia. Contributor | Getty Images All eyes are now on Russia’s response to a fledgling peace plan to end the war in Ukraine after Kyiv appeared willing to move forward with a […]
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Trump pardons Thanksgiving turkeys, blasts Biden and says Ukraine peace deal is ‘very close’
U.S. President Donald Trump looks at Gobble one of two turkeys to ceremonially pardoned for Thanksgiving in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., November 25, 2025. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters President Donald Trump extended his pardon power to both Thanksgiving turkeys — Gobble and Waddle — during an annual holiday […]
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