President Donald Trump signaled that the current level of tariffs on Chinese imports will go down, but the latest message from Beijing suggests there isn’t much progress toward an agreement. “China and the United States have not held consultations or negotiations on the tariff issue,

Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed on Monday bilateral talks with Ukraine for the first time in years, and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Kyiv was prepared for any discussion to halt attacks on civilian targets.

Imposing a deadline on a negotiation for a deal you desperately want is a risky tactic if your only move is to walk away from a deal you desperately want.