Kremlin Confirms Putin Will Meet Trump Next Week

The Kremlin confirmed Russian President Vladimir Putin expects to meet his US counterpart Donald Trump next week. Both sides have agreed on an as-yet undisclosed venue and continue working on their agenda. The announcement came a day after Putin met US envoy Steve Witkoff in the Kremlin for nearly three hours of talks.

Reports of the tête-à-tête boosted European currencies and stocks. Ukraine’s dollar bonds extended gains and were the best performers across all of the emerging markets we track. Trump said yesterday there is a “very good chance” he’ll also meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy.