Tag: Talks

  • Trilateral Talks: Israel, Qatar, and the U.S. Meet in New York

    Trilateral Talks: Israel, Qatar, and the U.S. Meet in New York

    U.S. special Envoy Steve Witkoff. File | Photo Credit: AP The United States, Israel and Qatar held a trilateral meeting in New York Sunday (December 7, 2025), a senior White House official told AFP, months after Israeli jets conducted an airstrike in Doha, unsuccessfully targeting Hamas leadership. The White House official confirmed that the meeting…

  • Zelenskyy: Peace Talks with US Offer Hope, But Challenges Remain

    Zelenskyy: Peace Talks with US Offer Hope, But Challenges Remain

    Volodymyr Zelenskyy said talks with US representatives on a peace plan for Ukraine had been constructive but not easy as he pivoted to planned consultations with European leaders over coming days. The Ukrainian president held a call on Saturday with Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner and is set to meet…

  • Trump Expresses Disappointment Over Zelenskyy’s Lack of Engagement on US Peace Plan Following Miami Talks

    Trump Expresses Disappointment Over Zelenskyy’s Lack of Engagement on US Peace Plan Following Miami Talks

    US President Donald Trump is a little disappointed with his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, as he didn’t read the proposal to end the war with Russia, while Vladimir Putin accepted it. While talking with the reporters at the red carpet of the Kennedy Center Honors, Trump said Ukraine loved the proposal, but Zelenskyy is not…

  • US Trade Talks Set to Resume on December 10

    US Trade Talks Set to Resume on December 10

    A team of officials from the US would be in India for three days next week starting December 10 to push ahead the negotiations on an initial trade deal that will see significant reduction in additional tariffs imposed on Indian imports by the Donald Trump administration. The deal will be in the nature of an…

  • Ukrainian City Struck Amidst Tense US Peace Talks

    Ukrainian City Struck Amidst Tense US Peace Talks

    Russia continued its air strikes on Ukraine overnight, hours after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he had a “very constructive” phone call with Donald Trump’s negotiating team following three days of talks in Florida. Early on Sunday the mayor of Kremenchuk, a major industrial hub in central Ukraine, said the city had been repeatedly struck…

  • Russia Escalates Attacks in Ukraine Amid Ongoing Miami Peace Talks

    Russia Escalates Attacks in Ukraine Amid Ongoing Miami Peace Talks

    Russia launched a massive drone and missile attack on Ukraine in the early hours of Saturday, as US and Ukrainian officials continue talks in Miami that the White House hopes will bring an end to the conflict. Russia used more than 650 drones and 51 missiles overnight, Ukraine’s armed forces said, with drones targeting locations…

  • Oil Prices Surge Amid Renewed Hope for Ukraine Peace Talks

    Oil Prices Surge Amid Renewed Hope for Ukraine Peace Talks

    (Bloomberg) — Oil gained, finishing the week positive as investors assessed the murky outlook for a cease-fire in Ukraine and as the commodity pushed past an important technical level. West Texas Intermediate rose 0.7% to settle above $60 a barrel, signaling that a risk premium persists as a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine remains…

  • Key Outcomes of Putin-Modi Talks: Ensuring Steady Oil Shipments

    Key Outcomes of Putin-Modi Talks: Ensuring Steady Oil Shipments

    New Delhi, India – Under a thick blanket of smog in the world’s most polluted city, the leaders of Russia and India put on a display of diplomatic resilience, projecting a message that their bilateral partnership remains insulated from widening global fractures. At the Russia-India annual bilateral summit in New Delhi – against a backdrop…

  • U.S. and Ukraine Leaders Conduct Successful Talks, White House Reports

    U.S. and Ukraine Leaders Conduct Successful Talks, White House Reports

    U.S., Ukraine officials hold productive meeting, White House says  news.cgtn.com US and Ukraine negotiators say ‘real progress’ toward peace depends on Russia  BBC US, Ukrainian officials to continue talks on Saturday, state department says  Deccan Herald Witkoff, Ukraine’s Umerov meeting again in Miami on Friday  ThePrint Ukraine war briefing: Progress depends on Russia taking peace talks seriously, say Washington…