Russia is waiting for signals from Washington to commence highly anticipated peace negotiations to end the war with Ukraine.

MOSCOW, Jan. 24 (Xinhua) -- Moscow is ready for nuclear disarmament talks with Washington, although it would be necessary to take into account the nuclear arsenals of U.S. allies, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Friday.

Brent crude futures were down 90 cents, or 1.14%, at $78.1 a barrel by 11:40 a.m. EST (1640 GMT). U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude (WTI) fell $1.01, or 1.34%, to $74.43.

The Washington Post brought its front row seat in Washington to the World Economic Forum this past week. Its slate of power programming, “From D.C. to Davos,” featured four days of dynamic conversations,

The 55 th Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum opened this week with a powerful message and all-encompassing themes. Klaus Schwab, World Economic Forum Founder and Chairman of the Board of Trustees, global leaders, leaving no doubt about his message: the undeniable need for, in Schwab’s words, Collaboration for the Intelligent Age.

U.S. President Trump is to speak to an international audience for the first time after returning into the White House with a speech and Q&A by video conference to the World Economic Forum’s annual event in Davos on Thursday.

A speech by the U.N. chief, economic growth potential in places like China and Russia, the challenges of artificial intelligence and leaders from Spain to Malaysia are set to headline the agenda at the World Economic Forum’s annual event in Davos.

Russian President Vladimir Putin is ready to hold a phone call with U.S. President Donald Trump and Moscow is waiting for word from Washington that it is ready too, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said on Friday.