But the Kremlin did not mention the issue of talks between the Ukrainian and Russian presidents in its commentary

Trump says preparations have begun for a meeting between Zelensky and Putin

Trump has promised "very serious consequences" if Putin does not agree to a ceasefire in Ukraine.

"Skeptical sentiment": what does the oil market expect from Trump and Putin's Alaska summit?

Russia has proposed a plan to the U.S. that would require Ukraine to make territorial concessions, WSJ sources say

Trump and Putin will meet Aug. 15 in Alaska

Raiffeisen Bank International AG

OTP Bank Nyrt.

The U.S. condition for the meeting is for Putin to agree to talk to Zelensky, according to a Bloomberg source

Trump and Putin could meet for the first time since 2019. How are traders preparing for it?

US and Russian Presidents Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin will hold a face-to-face meeting in the coming days - for the first time since the conflict between Russia and Ukraine began. This was officially confirmed by Moscow,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ft.com/content/e61efa87-51db-4fed-b2ef-c2e3cb46cf60">reports </a>FT.

Face-to-face meeting between Trump and Putin will take place in the coming days, Moscow has confirmed

Organizing talks on such short notice will be difficult, CNN's White House source says

Trump plans to meet with Putin next week on Ukraine - NYT

Donald Trump said he is cutting short the 50-day deadline he previously gave Vladimir Putin to reach a truce with Ukraine, expressing frustration with the Russian leader. He also threatened tough new sanctions. Oil reacted to his statement by rising nearly 2%.

Trump will cut 50-day deadline for Putin on ceasefire Oil prices soared by 2%

AeroVironment, Inc.

Shares of AeroVironment, a small-cap defense contractor that has been supplying munitions to Ukraine, <a href="https://www.marketwatch.com/investing/stock/avav">fell</a> 6.5% yesterday, February 12, after Donald Trump announced that he had agreed with Russia to start negotiations to stop the conflict in Ukraine. The company claims that it has growth prospects regardless of the outcome of these talks, and analysts largely recommend buying the stock.