In a statement, NATO said NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte will be in Washington on Monday and Tuesday and meet with President Trump and key administration officials.

Oil prices rose on Friday, following US President Donald Trump’s announcement of an upcoming statement concerning Russia, which hinted at potential additional sanctions on the significant oil-producing nation.

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte is set to meet President Donald Trump this week on the heels of the U.S. leader announcing plans to sell NATO allies weaponry that it can then pass on to Ukraine.

US President Donald Trump said he is "strongly considering" supporting a proposed sanctions bill that would impose a 500 per cent tariff on countries like India and China that continue purchasing Russian energy products.

U.S. President Donald Trump's signature budget bill slashed funding for refilling U.S. emergency oil reserves, violating his previous vow to fill them "right to the top". This about-face raises the question of whether the U.

US regulatory actions to ensure oil and gas pipeline safety have plummeted to a record low for the start of a presidential administration as Donald Trump pushes to streamline the government and cut red tape.

"Trump has politically abandoned the so-called ‘Crazy Cubans,'" Cabello said, claiming they could be sidelined in next year's midterm elections. "Despite their lobbying for more attacks, Washington is forming a wall - a wall of containment. And it's not the kind they wanted."

By Elizabeth Howcroft PARIS (Reuters) -European stocks rose on Wednesday as traders seemed untroubled by U.S. President Donald Trump's announcement that he would impose a 50% tariff on imported copper and soon introduce levies of up to 200% for pharmaceuticals.

While US President Donald Trump’s chaotic tariff strategy has disrupted the oil market for months, his renewed attacks on trading partners this week have solidified consensus on at least one matter: The outlook for crude demand is set to worsen.