tom: kriti gupta, thank you very much indeed. breaking their concerns about the was economy of the president himself. they geopolitics, one of the factors tying into concerns around volatility. u.s. and ukraine negotiators are said to meet in saudi arabia tomorrow to discuss entries with russia. ukrainian president zelenskyy is traveling to the kingdom to meet crown prince mohammad bin salman . this coming as president trump says he has led to lifted a freeze on u.s. intelligence sharing as russia says it is ready to discuss a temporary truce. pres. trump: i think what is going to happen is ukraine once to make a deal, because -- wans to make a deal because they did not have a choice. russia also wants to make a deal because they have an address either. tom: joining me now is bloomberg's russia economy editor. what is the latest is related to these meetings in saudi arabia? >> we have officials gathering in saudi arabia. the u.s. is seeking a cease-fire agreement. this is a high-stakes meeting for president zelenskyy. we saw the