Diplomatic efforts stall as Washington shifts focus to Iran and Moscow maintains hardline demands amid frozen negotiations.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov met for 35 minutes in a bid to revive stalled Ukraine peace talks but made no progress. Both sides acknowledged no breakthroughs, with Rubio describing the discussions as unproductive.
The meeting follows over four years of conflict, with US mediation efforts now overshadowed by the Trump administration’s pivot to Iran. The Kremlin has yet to soften its maximalist demands, leaving negotiations at an impasse.
No immediate market reaction was reported, though geopolitical tensions continue to weigh on risk sentiment in global markets.