Russian President Vladimir Putin thanked U.S. President Donald Trump for giving "so much attention" to the prospect of a Russia-Ukraine deal.
Investors digested the latest tariff threat from President Donald Trump, while they pored through new U.S. inflation figures.
Surging military spending has continued to drive up prices despite aggressive interest rate hikes by the Central Bank.
The Kremlin leader expressed confidence that his army was on the brink of “fully liberating” the Kursk border region.
The latest barrage comes just days after Moscow and its surrounding region came under the largest drone attack since the full-scale invasion.
The town of Sudzha was the only major settlement held by Ukrainian forces following their surprise offensive in the Kursk region last year.
Law enforcement authorities said the five explosive-laden packages were disguised as colonge gift sets.
Flight trackers and Russian state media footage showed Steve Witkoff’s plane landing at Moscow’s Vnukovo Airport around noon Thursday.
The EU must renew two sets of sanctions on Russia every six months through a unanimous vote.
The deadly 2014 clashes culminated in the storming of the Trade Union building where dozens of pro-Russia and anti-Maidan activists were barricaded.