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Trump promised Ukraine ‘security guarantees’: Here’s what they could look like
U.S. President Donald Trump greets Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House, amid negotiations to end the Russian war in Ukraine, in Washington, D.C., U.S., August 18, 2025. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters On the face of it, talks on Monday between U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European leaders went […]
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European markets set to open higher amid positive reaction to Trump-Zelenskyy talks
LONDON — European stocks are expected to open broadly higher on Tuesday as global markets reacted positively to the outcome of talks between U.S. President Donald Trump, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European leaders at the White House on Monday. The U.K.’s FTSE index is seen opening 0.18% higher, Germany’s DAX 0.14% higher, France’s CAC 40 up 0.16% and Italy’s […]
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Three things Europe wants as leaders prepare to meet Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters aboard Air Force One on his way to Alaska meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin on to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine, U.S., August 15,2025. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters LONDON — Three goals are topping the agenda as several European leaders join Ukrainian President Volodymyr […]
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Traders hope the Ukraine war could end soon. Experts say there’s no ‘quick fix’
A trader watches as U.S. President Donald Trump greets Russian President Vladimir Putin, as they meet to negotiate for an end to the war in Ukraine, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York City, U.S., August 15, 2025. Brendan Mcdermid | Reuters Global […]
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Trump advisor Peter Navarro slams India’s ‘opportunistic’ purchases of Russian crude
A train transports oil tankers in Ajmer on July 7, 2025. Indian exporters are scrambling for options as they seek to mitigate the fallout of U.S. President Donald Trump’s threatened tariff salvo against the world’s most populous nation. Himanshu Sharma | Afp | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade advisor Peter Navarro on Monday […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Trump’s ‘peace’ for Ukraine doesn’t seem like what Zelenskyy wants
There was no deal when U.S. President Donald Trump met his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Friday. That was not unexpected. The summit, which was initially arranged to discuss a ceasefire to Moscow’s war in Ukraine, was on Tuesday reframed by White House Spokesperson Karoline Leavitt as a “listening exercise” that allowed Trump to get […]
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European markets set to open higher ahead of Trump-Ukraine crunch talks
U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 28, 2025. Nathan Howard | Reuters LONDON — European stocks are expected to open in positive territory on Monday as traders focus on a meeting between European leaders and U.S. President Donald Trump to discuss Ukraine. The […]
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CNBC Daily Open: ‘Peace’ can look different to Trump, Putin and Zelenskyy
U.S. President Donald Trump (R) and Russian President Vladimir Putin arrive for a press conference at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson on August 15, 2025 in Anchorage, Alaska. Andrew Harnik | Getty Images There was no deal when U.S. President Donald Trump met his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Friday. That was not unexpected. The summit, which […]
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White House envoy claims Russia agreed to ‘Article 5-like’ security guarantees for Ukraine
U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff speaks during a swearing-in ceremony for Jeanine Pirro as interim U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, hosted by U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 28, 2025. Leah Millis | Reuters Special Envoy Steve Witkoff said Sunday that Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed […]
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Ukraine and allies left scrambling as Trump shifts toward Putin after Alaska summit
25 June 2025, Netherlands, Den Haag: French President Emmanuel Macron (l-r), Mark Rutte, Secretary General of NATO, Giorgia Meloni, Prime Minister of Italy, Keir Starmer, Prime Minister of Great Britain, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine, Donald Tusk, Prime Minister of Poland, and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) sit together at the so-called E5 meeting on […]
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