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US, Russia wrap up talks on proposed Black Sea ceasefire
US and Russian officials wrapped up day-long talks on March 24 focused on a narrow proposal for a ceasefire at sea between Kyiv and Moscow, part of a diplomatic effort that Washington hopes will help pave the way for broader peace negotiations.
Even as the meeting was under way in Saudi Arabia, where a Ukrainian delegation was present on the sidelines, a Russian missile strike damaged a school and a hospital in Ukraine on March 24, wounding at least 74 people.
The talks, which focused among other issues on trying to reach a Black Sea maritime ceasefire deal, were portrayed by Washington as a step in President Donald Trump’s effort to end the three-year-old war.
But there was no immediate word on whether an agreement had been hammered out or progress had been made.
Trump says auto tariffs are coming, but not all levies will be imposed April 2
US President Donald Trump said on March 24 automobile tariffs are coming soon even as he indicated that not all of his threatened levies would be imposed on April 2 while some countries may get breaks, a move Wall Street took as a sign of flexibility on a matter that has roiled markets for weeks.
At the same time, Mr Trump opened another front in a global trade war by aiming 25 per cent secondary tariffs on any country that buys oil or gas from Venezuela, a directive that sent oil prices climbing.
At the White House, Mr Trump told reporters not all the new tariffs would be announced on April 2, and said he may give “a lot of countries” breaks on tariffs, but provided no details.
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