Will talks between US envoy and Putin halt Trump's tariff plans

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I think the first thing is it's very clear now that President Trump is growing rather tired of these protracted discussions with Russia. I think he remains committed to his central goal, which is to get a peace agreement around the Ukraine conflict. And it's also turning out, I thing, for him that his initial approach has failed. And so he's starting to change tactics. But on the Russian side, they still remain focused on their main goal, which is Plan A is to win the war in Ukraine. And to try and then keep these negotiations with the United States going on for as long as possible, to keep pressure off, to allow the war to be prosecuted in Ukraine, because Putin feels that he can win."