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Geopolitics will be the main theme of the day, with markets watching the high-stakes talks between the U.S. and Iran, as well as Ukraine and Russia.
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;Resize=(620)) The latest U.S.-brokered talks between Russian and Ukrainian envoys over Russia's all-out invasion of Ukraine ended Wednesday with no sign of a breakthrough and with both sides saying the talks were "difficult" as the war's fourth anniversary approaches next week.
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Russia and Ukraine don't agree on much, but both sides left the latest round of U.S.-led peace talks Wednesday describing the negotiations as "difficult."Moscow — and increasingly President Donald Trump — have blamed Ukraine for the absence of a deal, while Kyiv argues it is instead the Kremlin that is stalling
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American, Ukrainian and Russian negotiators are expected to convene again in Geneva, Switzerland, on Wednesday for a second day of trilateral peace talks.
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The US special envoy struck an optimistic note after the first day of talks in Geneva, but hopes for a breakthrough remain low.
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Ukraine said Wednesday that its officials will not attend the Winter Paralympics next month over the decision by organizers to allow a handful of Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete under their flag
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