On Wednesday, December 10, Kiev sent Washington an updated 20-point peace plan

Zelensky allowed a referendum on the territories. Trump demands decisions before Christmas

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Exxon Mobil Corporation

The cost of contracts for delivery of Mark Brent oil with execution in January declined at the auction on November 21 by more than 2%: the price fell below $62 per barrel, follows from the <a href="https://www.ice.com/products/219/Brent-Crude-Futures/data?marketId=5884693&amp;span=1">data of</a> the Intercontinental Exchange. WTI futures also fell by more than 2% to $57.4 per barrel.

Oil price falls 2% amid talks on plan to end Ukraine war

Kiev's major European allies sided with President Vladimir Zelensky in rejecting key elements of a U.S.-Russian plan to end the war in Ukraine that involves significant concessions to Russia, Bloomberg <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-11-21/ukraine-and-european-allies-reject-key-parts-of-us-russian-plan">writes.</a>

Europe and Kiev reject key points in plan to end Ukraine war

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European defense stocks on Friday fell to their lowest levels since early September after Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky <a href="https://oninvest.com/article/kiev-soglasilsa-na-peregovory-s-trampom-po-novomu-mirnomu-planu-v-nem-28-punktov">said</a> he was ready to work "honestly" on a U.S.-backed plan to end the war, Reuters <a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/european-arms-makers-stumble-ukraine-peace-push-2025-11-21/">writes</a>.

European defense securities fall to lowest since September over peace plan

This will be preceded by a meeting of the delegations of the two countries without the participation of the presidents

"A lot of progress has been made": Trump announced a new meeting with Putin in Budapest

A day earlier, Trump said India's prime minister had promised him to stop buying oil from Russia

Trump will hold talks with Putin ahead of Zelensky's visit

Events around the Russia-Ukraine conflict have been developing at a rapid pace over the past few days, and a meeting between Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky and Russian President Vladimir Putin is possible in the next two weeks. Askar Akhmedov, Investment Director at ATLAS Capital, wrote for Oninvest how investors should react to everything that is happening.

Markets are watching the negotiations on Ukraine. What could be the reaction of investors? 

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Strategist Christopher Smart considers three possible developments

European defense stocks fell after Trump and Zelensky's meeting. What's next? 

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

A trilateral meeting involving the presidents of Ukraine, the USA and Russia, security guarantees to Kiev and a possible exchange of territories were the topics of discussion at a meeting between Donald Trump and Vladimir Zelensky and them with European leaders in Washington. The Ukrainian president expressed readiness for talks with Vladimir Putin, while Trump expressed confidence that a peace agreement could be reached as soon as possible.

Trilateral summit, Ukraine guarantees: what Trump is discussing with Zelensky and EU leaders

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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?

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.

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