Indian stock markets opened on a cautious note on Tuesday, with both benchmark indices trading flat in the early session. Investors stayed watchful amid the ongoing Ukraine peace process and awaited global cues.
US special envoy Steve Witkoff will visit Moscow to push for Ukraine peace talks, according to RT. Trump expects a ceasefire by August 8 and has warned of harsh penalties if no deal is reached. The US plans to sell weapons to NATO allies to aid Ukraine negotiations.
"If, for some reason, one of the two parties makes it very difficult, we're just going to say, 'You're foolish, you're foolish. You're horrible people,' and we're just going to take a pass," Trump said.
Putin said a preliminary agreement reached between negotiators of Russia, and Ukraine during the talks held in Istanbul, which was never implemented, could serve as the basis for talks.
On the second day of the Saudi-hosted summit in Jeddah, bilateral discussions took place. Members of the Global South who have supported Russia as a neutral or even an ally during the crisis are present together with senior officials from Ukraine and its Western backers, including the US
"India will participate in this event and our participation is in consonance with our long-standing position that dialogue and diplomacy is the way forward," said MEA spokesperson Arindam Bagchi.
"India will participate in this event and our participation is in consonance with our long-standing position that dialogue and diplomacy is the way forward," said MEA spokesperson Arindam Bagchi.
"Any negotiation needs to be based on taking into account Russian interests, Russian concerns. It should be about the principles on which the new world order will be based," said Lavrov.
Kyiv [Ukraine], March 29 (ANI/Xinhua): Ukraine and Russia will start the next round of peace talks on Tuesday in the Turkish city of Istanbul, the Ukrainian government-run Ukrinform news agency reported on Monday.