US President Donald Trump said his special envoy Steve Witkoff had made “great progress” in his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

As the Russia-Ukraine war drags into its third year with no end in sight, recent developments suggest that the conflict is rapidly metastasising into a global strategic crisis.

Trump has given Russia until Friday to end the war in Ukraine. On Wednesday, he hiked tariffs on India over buying Russian oil.

Russian President Vladimir Putin held talks with U.S. President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff in Moscow on Wednesday, the Kremlin said, days before the White House’s deadline for Russia to reach a peace deal with Ukraine or potentially face severe economic penalties that could also hit countries buying its oil.

Russia and Ukraine have until Friday to reach a ceasefire agreement before the US takes economic action. The deadline was set several days ago when US President Donald Trump sent nuclear submarines to the region after threatening comments from Russia’s former president.

The coming week could bring an important moment in the war between Russia and Ukraine, as U.S. President Donald Trump’s deadline for the Kremlin to reach a peace deal approaches — or it could simply melt away.

The U.S. is set to take economic action against Russia unless the country reaches a ceasefire deal with Ukraine by this Friday. Fox News' Rebekah Castor reports on the situation.

The coming week could be pivotal in the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine. U.S. President Donald Trump’s special envoy, Steve Witkoff, is expected in Moscow midweek. Trump has set a