The Kremlin said Russian President Vladimir Putin hadn't outright rejected the latest version of the U.S.-backed plan at his meeting with American officials, but added more work would have to be done

U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow to bring a peace plan to end the nearly four-year war with Ukraine.

The latest LME COTR report shows speculators increased their net long position in copper by 3,560 lots, bringing the total to 68,412 lots for the week ending 28 November. Net bullish bets on aluminium also climbed, rising by 5,206 lots to 116,335 lots by the end of last week.

Europe voiced alarm at US-Russia proposals for ending the war in Ukraine and insisted that Kyiv and its allies must have a central role in shaping any peace deal.

Three days after the Pentagon denied it killed two survivors after an attack on an alleged drug-trafficking boat in early September, the White House and the Pentagon on Monday confirmed the second strike did indeed take place, and that it was authorized by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.

Top European diplomats stress that Ukraine and Europe must be involved in any efforts to end Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Reports of a U.S.-Russian peace proposal have increased pressure

IPI Partners, LLC, a Chicago-based private equity firm that specializes in buying, developing and operating data centers, will pay $11.5 million to settle its civil liability for 51 “apparent violations” of US sanctions against Russia,

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday (December 3) that a meeting between two U.S. envoys with Russian President Vladimir Putin was "reasonably good" but that it is unclear what happens now. Trump told reporters in the Oval Office that the Russians "very strongly" want to make a deal to end the war in Ukraine.

Those statements came as two of the top Ukrainian security officials were set to regroup on Wednesday in Brussels with several European counterparts to discuss the outcomes of Tuesday's U.S.-Russia meeting in Moscow, the Ukrainian presidential office said in a statement.

MOSCOW - Russia stands with Venezuela's leadership and calls on the US government to refrain from "sliding" into a full-scale conflict with Caracas, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said on Sunday.