Britain's main stock indexes edged lower on Monday, dragged by losses in financial and energy sector shares, as investors monitor U.S.-led peace negotiations in the Russia-Ukraine conflict.

President Trump is set to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European leaders on Monday as the U.S. pursues a peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine.

At what was billed as an “historic” presidential summit, hastily put together in Alaska on Friday afternoon, the optics were as clear and overshadowing as the vast Chugach mountains glistening over Anchorage in the summer sun.

Spot gold edged higher as U.S. tariff de-risking and Russia-Ukraine peace talks were putting a cap on safe-haven demand for gold.

Kyivstar shares dropped over 9% on Friday after the mobile operator became the first Ukrainian company to list in the United States, just hours before a summit between U.S. and Russian leaders to discuss a potential peace deal in Ukraine.

U. S. Special Envoy for Peace Missions Steve Witkoff suggested on Sunday that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and other world leaders “acknowledged” U.

President Donald Trump is hosting his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky in the US capital for talks on Monday, and has said reclaiming Crimea or entering NATO were off the table for Ukraine.

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said reclaiming Crimea or entering NATO were off the table for Ukraine, as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived in Washington for Monday's (Aug 18) talks aimed at ending the war with Russia.