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Injuries, but no fatalities after a dramatic Delta Airlines crash in Toronto.

Plus, the U.S. and Russia hold talks to pave the way for Ukraine peace negotiations

rattling Washington's European allies.

And these nations, in a sense, are trying to get at least a figurative seat at the negotiation table by

saying they may be prepared to put their troops on the ground in Ukraine to secure a settlement.

And New York's governor weighs the unprecedented step of removing Mayor Eric Adams from office.

It's Tuesday, February 18th.

I'm Luke Vargas for the Wall Street Journal, and here is the AM edition of What's News, the top headlines and business stories moving your world today.

The U.S. and Russia are holding their highest-level talks in years today as the Trump administration attempts to lay the groundwork

for negotiations to end the war in Ukraine. Journal National Security correspondent Michael Gordon

is in the Saudi capital Riyadh, where the talks are taking place. Michael, the U.S. today is

being represented by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, National Security Advisor Mike Walts,

and Middle East envoy Steve Whitkoff, while Russia is represented there by foreign minister

Sergei Lavrov and foreign policy aide Yuri Ushikov, Ukraine, is not present.

You report that the goal of this is to lay the groundwork for a summit between President Trump

and President Putin. All of this has come together quite quickly, has it not?

Well, this is not unusual for this Trump administration. President Trump spoke with

President Putin last week, and in less than seven days, top officials on both sides are meeting

here in Riyadh, a meeting that was basically set in motion before the United States, European

allies were deeply brought into the picture. Trump administration officials say the president's a man

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