The US president had hit India with a further 25% tariff over its purchases of Russian oil, arguing it was funding the war in Ukraine.

U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff is meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss a peace plan that Washington hopes can end the nearly four-year war in Ukraine.

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Russian foreign ministry spokesperson announced late Thursday that 50,000 Kurds live in the country enjoying “every opportunity to preserve their culture,” adding that Moscow has good relations with Kurdistan Region’s officials.

Yuri Ushakov said the meeting between Vladimir Putin and Steve Witkoff was "very useful, constructive, and highly substantive."