Advertisement
Canada markets open in 1 hour 36 minutes
  • S&P/TSX

    22,107.08
    +194.56 (+0.89%)
     
  • S&P 500

    5,248.49
    +44.91 (+0.86%)
     
  • DOW

    39,760.08
    +477.75 (+1.22%)
     
  • CAD/USD

    0.7359
    -0.0014 (-0.18%)
     
  • CRUDE OIL

    82.45
    +1.10 (+1.35%)
     
  • Bitcoin CAD

    96,072.68
    +634.62 (+0.66%)
     
  • CMC Crypto 200

    885.54
    0.00 (0.00%)
     
  • GOLD FUTURES

    2,229.70
    +17.00 (+0.77%)
     
  • RUSSELL 2000

    2,114.35
    +44.19 (+2.13%)
     
  • 10-Yr Bond

    4.1960
    0.0000 (0.00%)
     
  • NASDAQ futures

    18,480.25
    -23.50 (-0.13%)
     
  • VOLATILITY

    13.03
    +0.25 (+1.95%)
     
  • FTSE

    7,952.37
    +20.39 (+0.26%)
     
  • NIKKEI 225

    40,168.07
    -594.66 (-1.46%)
     
  • CAD/EUR

    0.6818
    +0.0013 (+0.19%)
     

UPDATE 1-U.S. President Biden says he's confident he can meet Russia's Putin soon

(Adds Biden quotes)

WASHINGTON, May 7 (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden said on Friday he expected to be able to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin soon, adding that the time and place for their encounter were still being worked out.

Biden told reporters at the White House he wanted to meet Putin despite Russia's build up of military forces near Ukraine.

"It does not impact my desire to have a one-on-one meeting and you'll notice he had more troops before. He's withdrawn troops," he said.

Asked about a meeting, he said: "I'm confident we'll be able to do it. We don't have any specific time or place. That's being worked on."

ADVERTISEMENT

The United States has said it supports Ukraine amid what U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken this week called Moscow's "reckless" troop build-up.

(Reporting by Steve Holland; Writing by Susan Heavey; Editing by Edmund Blair)