Russian President Vladimir Putin has ratcheted up tensions with Europe, warning that if the bloc starts a war with Russia, Moscow is ready.

U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow to bring a peace plan to end the nearly four-year war with Ukraine.

We're starting live coverage with President Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff due to meet President Putin in Moscow for talks on ending the war in Ukraine. Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner, who has acted as an outside adviser in diplomatic talks, is also expected to attend the meeting.

As President Trump pushes Ukraine to accept a Russian landgrab in exchange for peace, a wounded soldier asks, "How much more can we give?"

Russia launched its largest barrage of drones and missiles in a month across Ukraine, killing at least three people, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Saturday, as a Kyiv delegation heads to the United States for fresh peace talks.

Putin also claimed that Zelensky’s European allies have pushed for demands that are “absolutely unacceptable."

By Nicole Jao NEW YORK, Dec 2 (Reuters) - Oil prices declined 1% on Tuesday as markets weighed faltering Russia-Ukraine peace hopes against fears of oversupply. Brent crude futures settled 72 cents lower,

President Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, and special envoy Steve Witkoff are meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin Tuesday to discuss the war in Ukraine.

Michael Froman, Council on Foreign Relations president, joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss the meeting between a U.S. delegation led by special envoy Steve Witkoff and Russian President Vladimir Putin, state of the Russia-Ukraine war,