Injuries, but no fatalities after a dramatic Delta air lines 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,
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The US
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 US Today is being represented by Secretary of State Marco Rubio,
National Security Adviser Mike Waltz and Middle east envoy Steve Witkoff,
while Russia is represented there by Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov