Volodymyr Zelenskyy
CNBC Daily Open: Europe pushes for a role in Ukraine’s peace talks
European officials attend extended Weimar talks on Ukraine at the Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs (Quai d’Orsay) in Paris on Feb. 12, 2025. Christophe Petit Tesson | Afp | Getty Images As the U.S. took a break (from wild overhauls in government policies and its bureaucracy), across the Atlantic, Europe was springing into action […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Europe wants a say in Ukraine peace plan
Germany’s Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock (L) talks with High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission Kaja Kallas at the Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affair)in Paris, on Feb. 12, 2025. Christophe Petit Tesson | Afp | Getty Images As the U.S. took a break (from wild overhauls in […]
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Trump team to start Russia-Ukraine peace talks in Saudi Arabia
Israel’s Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar welcomes U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio as he arrives in Israel, on the first leg of his Middle East trip, in Tel Aviv, Israel, on Feb. 15, 2025. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters Senior officials from U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration will start peace talks with Russian and Ukrainian negotiators […]
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Russia’s Putin could be NATO’s ‘Man of the Year’ as he’s strengthened the alliance, Trump ally says
Russian President Vladimir Putin smiles during his meeting with workers, while visiting the AvtoVAZ automobile plant, January 28, 2025, in Togliatti, Russia. Contributor | Getty Images News | Getty Images Russian President Vladimir Putin has done more to strengthen and unite NATO than member states have done, U.S. Republican Senator Lindsey Graham told the Munich […]
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Without Europe a Russia-Ukraine peace deal wouldn’t work, EU foreign policy chief says
If Europe is left out of peace talks between Russia and Ukraine, a deal wouldn’t work, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas told CNBC at the Munich Security Conference on Saturday. “For anything to work it has to have Ukrainians and Europeans as a part of it, because Ukrainians and Europeans are the ones who […]
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CNBC Daily Open: PPI and tariffs cloud markets, but investors choose to see silver lining
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) at the opening bell in New York City on February 12, 2025. Angela Weiss | Afp | Getty Images Humans are forward-looking creatures. It allows us to plan for the future, increasing our chances of survival and success, but can also bog us […]
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Europe stocks hit fresh record high on earnings, Ukraine peace hopes
European stock markets were broadly higher Thursday, amid a flurry of earnings and economic data and rising hopes of an end to the Russia-Ukraine war. The regional Stoxx 600 index maintained positive momentum from earlier this week, when it marked three record closing highs, gaining another 0.74% by midday in London to hit another all-time intraday peak. Markets […]
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Talks to end the war with Russia are set to begin — but Ukraine could pay a high price for peace
U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin at a joint press conference after their summit on July 16, 2018, in Helsinki, Finland. Chris McGrath | Getty Images News | Getty Images Almost three years after Russia invaded Ukraine, talks to end the war that has led to the loss of tens of thousands […]
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Ukraine ‘may be Russian someday,’ Trump says, as the U.S. ups the pressure on Kyiv and allies
Donald Trump (L) and Russia’s Vladimir Putin arrive to attend a joint press conference after a meeting at the Presidential Palace in Helsinki, on July 16, 2018. Yuri Kadobnov | Afp | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump suggested that Ukraine could lose its sovereignty to Russia, and said he wanted compensation for the aid […]
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Trump says he has spoken to Putin about ending the Ukraine war
Donald Trump (L) and Russia’s Vladimir Putin arrive to attend a joint press conference after a meeting at the Presidential Palace in Helsinki, on July 16, 2018. Yuri Kadobnov | Afp | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump said he has spoken to Russian President Vladimir Putin by phone about ending the war in Ukraine, […]
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