Welcome back. Some new reports say the US and Russia are planning a truce deal that would cement some of Russia's gains in Ukraine. That's ahead of a meeting between the president and Putin expected as early as next week.This morning, Putin also holding some phone talks with world leaders including China's shei and India's Modi. Joining us this morning is Matt Gerkin, BCA Research's chief geopolitical and US political strategist. Appreciate the help today, Matt.Thank you for the time. Thank you. Good to be ...

Geopolitical Risks - US sanctions on India for Russian oil purchases will heighten economic vulnerabilities for India [1] - The situation will challenge India's historical relationship with Russia [1]

China said its imports of Russian oil are justified, pushing back against US threats of new tariffs after Washington slapped secondary levies on India https://t.co/OtrbD6sEOf ...

Donald Trump has decided that because India’s “massive” oil purchases fund “the Russian War Machine”, it will suffer a further 25% tariff on top of the 25% the president slapped on the country last week, bringing the total tariff rate to 50% https://t.co/siWAkfaokT ...

President Donald Trump has doubled the tariff on India to 50% for buying Russian oil.But China, the biggest buyer of Russian energy, has not faced such punitive secondary tariffs. @allenwan290 explains what leverage China may have over India. https://t.co/h9PJW4omFY https://t.co/FLHBh52WXK ...

Despite stepping up energy purchases from Russia, Beijing has avoided the harsh penalties America has imposed on India, writes @mihirssharma (via @opinion) https://t.co/nrzJDCAg6i ...

For the first time since Russia invaded Ukraine, an American president will meet directly with the man responsible for that decision, Vladimir Putin. We don't know when exactly, the Kremlin says in the coming days, but we did learn of one possible location from Putin himself, who's floating the prospect of the United Arab Emirates. Putin also didn't rule out direct talks with Ukrainian President Zalinski, an idea reportedly suggested by the Trump administration, but he said that won't happen until certain c ...

From @WSJopinion: Trump wants at long last to raise the pressure on Russia for a cease-fire in Ukraine, and on Wednesday he threatened India with a 50% tariff if it keeps buying Russian oil. The puzzle is why the President is so far giving China a pass. https://t.co/GdYNB2UIpc ...

By increasing tariffs on India, Donald Trump’s hope is to bring down Russia’s oil revenues in order to force Vladimir Putin to halt his offensive. Preventing Russian oil from reaching foreign markets, however, could have knock-on consequences https://t.co/Cn35J5xPec ...

Geopolitical Implications - US sanctions on India for Russian oil purchases will escalate economic vulnerabilities for India [1] - The situation will challenge India's established relationship with Russia [1]