Putin Orders 72-Hour Pause in Kyiv Strikes During U.S. Envoys' Visit
- On Saturday, Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a 72-hour pause in strikes on Kyiv beginning at midnight, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said, to facilitate peace talk preparations for U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner.
- Envoys Witkoff and Kushner arrived in Moscow on Saturday, meeting Russian envoy Kirill Dmitriev to revive stalled peace efforts after previously meeting Putin in January.
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy linked recent Russian strikes on Kyiv and Boryspil airports to the U.S. visit, describing the move as a reaction to preparations for the delegation's travel to Ukraine.
- Russia deployed 167 attack drones overnight, with Ukrainian air defenses suppressing 128, according to the air force, as the air war intensified along the 1,250-kilometer front line.
- Strikes killed five people at an industrial facility in the Dnipropetrovsk region, while attacks in Nikopol and Russia's Belgorod region wounded several, local officials said; peace efforts remain stalled as the war enters its fifth year.
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It will be 72 hours from Saturday. The President of Russia welcomes Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner on Saturday. Donald Trump’s advisors will be in the capital of Ukraine. They seek to revive the stalled peace negotiations.
Vladimir Putin has ordered a three-day ceasefire in Kiev, starting at midnight, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said. Peskov also confirmed that Putin will meet with US envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, who are in Moscow as part of diplomatic efforts to boost talks to end the war in Ukraine. “Putin has ordered a three-day ceasefire in Kiev, starting at midnight today. This is related to the preparations and development of US contacts in Ki…
Vladimir Putin ordered not to strike Kiev for three days, says the Kremlin, while Donald Trump sent several emissaries to Moscow.
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