Oil prices firmed on Monday after U.S. President Donald Trump met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy at the White House, the first direct talks between the two leaders since an inconclusive U.S.–Russia summit in Alaska last Friday. Brent crude settled 1.14% higher at $66.60 a barrel, while West Texas Intermediate rose 0.99% to $63.42. Traders said the meeting reduced expectations for a rapid cease-fire and kept attention on possible changes to U.S. sanctions policy toward Russian exports. The prospect of a future trilateral summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin, floated by Trump, added to uncertainty over supply rules that have governed the market since Moscow’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine. Geopolitical risks were underscored earlier in the day when a Ukrainian drone strike shut a transformer station on Russia’s Druzhba pipeline, briefly halting crude flows to Hungary and Slovakia. Separately, White House trade adviser Peter Navarro warned that India’s continuing purchases of Russian oil were financing the war, comments that rekindled concerns about tighter enforcement of secondary sanctions. Broader financial markets were subdued: the S&P 500 closed little changed as investors awaited Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s remarks at this week’s Jackson Hole symposium and quarterly results from major U.S. retailers.
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