Indian foreign minister Jaishankar meets Russian counterpart Lavrov to talk trade and prep for annual summit

Jaishankar’s visit to Russia comes against the backdrop of strains in India’s ties with the United States, following President Donald Trump doubling tariffs on Indian goods to 50 per cent, which includes an additional penalty of 25 per cent for purchasing Russian crude oil.

Zelenskyy brings Europe’s top leaders with him to meet Trump on ending war with Russia

The August 18 meeting is also a test of America’s relationship with its closest allies after the European Union and United Kingdom accepted Trump’s tariff hikes partly because they wanted his support on Ukraine.

Putin praises Trump’s efforts to end Russia-Ukraine war ahead of Alaska summit; Zelenskyy meets Starmer

The Kremlin said that the meeting between Trump and Putin will begin at 11.30am local time in Alaska on August 15. Putin’s foreign policy adviser Yuri Ushakov told reporters that Trump and Putin will first sit down for a one-on-one meeting, followed by a meeting between the two delegations.

Trump tariff war: Political motives overwhelm commercial acuity

While many of these new US tariff rates are reciprocal — the United States is raising export barriers for countries that slap a high tariff on US imports into their own territories — many of them are political, with US President Donald Trump using tariffs to settle scores where his political intervention has not made much headway.

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