World leaders congratulated President Donald Trump on his inauguration Monday, with many urging stronger alliances or continued cooperation between their countries and the United States, in carefully crafted social media posts and statements.

Chinese President Xi Jinping held a meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin via a video link on Tuesday, state broadcaster CCTV reported. The talks came hours after US President Donald Trump returned to the White House and said he would meet Putin “very soon”.

Oil prices slipped on Monday as U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration is expected to bring a flurry of policy announcements that may clarify how he plans to end the Russia-Ukraine war, boost U.

The Russian president stressed he was open to dialogue with the new US administration on Ukraine and nuclear arms