Ukraine
Russia and Ukraine sit for tense talks on thorny territorial issue
Ukrainian and Russian negotiators met in Abu Dhabi on Friday to tackle the vital issue of territory, with no sign of a compromise, as Russian airstrikes plunged Ukraine into its worst energy crisis of the nearly four-year war. Kyiv is under mounting U.S. pressure to reach a peace deal in the war triggered by Russia’s full-scale […]
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European markets close lower; Ericsson pops 10% after fourth-quarter profit beat
LONDON — European markets finished Friday’s session in negative territory as investors digested events at Davos, including Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s excoriating speech about the continent. The pan-European Stoxx 600 ended the session 0.2% lower, with major bourses in mixed territory. European stocks had finished higher on Thursday after U.S. President Donald Trump said a […]
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CNBC Daily Open: ‘TACO’ trade boosts markets amid ongoing geopolitical tensions around Greenland and Ukraine
U.S. President Donald Trump walks after charter announcement for his Board of Peace initiative aimed at resolving global conflicts, alongside the 56th annual World Economic Forum (WEF), in Davos, Switzerland, January 22, 2026. Denis Balibouse | Reuters Amid the recent uproar over U.S. President Donald Trump’s aim of annexing Greenland, it’s easy to lose track […]
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Zelenskyy lays into ‘lost’ Europe for trying to ‘change’ Trump and not dealing with global threats
Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Ukraine’s president, during the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, on Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026. Bloomberg |Getty Images Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, has accused Europe of being “lost” and trying to convince U.S. President Donald Trump to help them, rather than uniting to defend itself. “Instead of taking the lead in defending […]
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‘Abnormal hatred’ between Putin and Zelenskyy making it hard to reach peace deal, Trump says
Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed Ukraine’s losses are eight times higher than those of Russia during an interview with Chinese media. Ludovic Marin | Afp | Getty Images An “abnormal hatred” between Russia and Ukraine’s leaders remains a barrier to ending the war, but a peace deal is getting closer, President Donald Trump said as […]
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Putin meeting set for Thursday, Witkoff says, with Ukraine ‘land deals’ on the table
Russian presidential envoy Kirill Dmitriev, foreign policy aide Yuri Ushakov, U.S. President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner attend a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Dec. 2, 2025. Kristina Kormilitsyna | Via Reuters A meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to take […]
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Gold and silver surge to fresh highs as investors digest Trump’s push for Greenland and flock to safer assets
Gold and silver surged to fresh highs just days after breaking previous records, as investors flock to safe-haven assets amid a choppy geopolitical and economic outlook. U.S. gold futures for February delivery rose 1.71% to $4,674.20 per ounce on Monday, after earlier hitting a record high last week. Spot gold was 1.6% higher at $4,668.14. It comes after U.S. President Donald Trump announced […]
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Putin invited to join Trump’s ‘Board of Peace,’ Kremlin says
U.S. President Donald Trump welcomes Russian President Vladimir Putin to Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson on August 15, 2025 in Anchorage, Alaska. Contributor | Getty Images News | Getty Images Russian President Vladimir Putin has received an invitation to join the U.S.’ “Board of Peace” for Gaza, the Kremlin said Monday. Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Moscow […]
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Trump’s shake-up of the old world order sends shockwaves through Europe
Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Finland’s President Alexander Stubb, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, US President Donald Trump, France’s President Emmanuel Macron, Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, Germany’s Chancellor Friedrich Merz, and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte gather and chat with each other in the Cross Hall […]
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Europeans try to revive Ukraine war endgame as global focus shifts to Venezuela
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy meets with Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk in Warsaw, Mazovian Voivodeship, Poland, on December 19, 2025. Artur Widak | Nurphoto | Getty Images European leaders are gathering in Paris on Tuesday as they attempt to revive interest in a peaceful settlement to the war in Ukraine, just as Washington and […]
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