As a deal to end the war takes shape, wary Beijing sees a post-war reconstruction role but also significant geopolitical risks.

The Russians shared the paper, which outlined Moscow's conditions for ending the war, with senior U.S. officials in mid-October, following a meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Washington, the sources said.

Copper rose towards $11,000 a ton in London as the market digested a report that Ukraine has agreed to terms for a US-brokered peace deal, bolstering sentiment at a time of tightening supply.

The administration’s most recent proposal regarding the war in Ukraine is not a serious plan for peace. The administration did not consult Ukraine or

Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) said Sunday morning that the Trump administration’s 28-point plan for peace between Russia and Ukraine “would go down, frankly, as a historically bad deal, rivaling Neville Chamberlain giving in to Hitler before World War II.”

US President Donald Trump said Tuesday that his special envoy Steve Witkoff will be going to Moscow next week to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin – and his son-in-law Jared Kushner might go with him.