Russian leader Vladimir Putin has begun talks with US President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff on ending the Ukraine war, a day after the US official met with Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky.

This comes at a time when global diesel prices remain high despite Trump's deal with Russia to supply diesel to US and global markets.

For more on all of this, Shane is joined by Jenny Mathers, Senior Lecturer in International Politics at Aberystwyth University and Anthony Zurcher, BBC North America Correspondent.