After meeting Putin, US envoys head to Kyiv as Kremlin calls talks constructive
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- US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner met Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Saturday evening.
- The envoys were scheduled to continue to Kyiv after the meeting.
- Russia and Ukraine agreed to stop attacks on the two capitals until Monday, while the Kremlin described the talks as constructive.
Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner met Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Saturday evening before continuing on to Kyiv. The meeting placed the US envoys between talks in the Russian capital and a planned visit to Ukraine.
The Kremlin described the discussions with Putin as constructive. Russia and Ukraine also agreed to halt attacks on their respective capitals until Monday.
A photograph from the meeting showed Putin shaking hands with Kushner while Witkoff stood nearby at the Kremlin in Moscow.
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Originally published by Der Standard in German. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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