A Trump-Putin meeting has been floated by both sides for some time. So why might either side want it to happen now?

The enthusiasm for a negotiated deal is a sharp reversal from 2022 — the year the war began — when Gallup found that about three-quarters of Ukrainians wanted to keep fighting until victory.

The Kremlin says preparations are being made for Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin to hold talks in the coming days. We use cookies to give you the best online experience. Strictly necessary cookies are on by default.

Olu Sonola, the head of U.S. economic research at Fitch Ratings, said the economy was just “starting to see” the effects of the tariffs that Mr. Trump announced in the spring, adding that with Mr. Trump’s newest duties now in place, Americans would “see that magnified” in coming months.

That’s not to say tariffs won’t hurt; CEO Tim Cook said tariffs will likely cost the company $1.1 billion this quarter. But analysts say Apple has bigger concerns, such as its future product strategy and approach to artificial intelligence, a burgeoning field that the tech behemoth is perceived to be behind in.

Trading partners might not make good on their commitments, tariffs could drive up inflation and stymie growth, and courts could rule against the president’s ad hoc levies.

Have you seen War of the Worlds? No, I’m not talking about the Tom Cruise and Dakota Fanning-led film adaptation of H.G. Wells’ science fiction novel from 2005. I’m talking about the Ice Cube-led adaptation that arrived to the 2025 movies schedule last week and can be streamed with an Amazon Prime Video subscription.

The movie has been universally panned by critics as a poor adaptation of the original novel and a feature-length advertisement for Amazon.