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After talks with Trump envoys, Zelenskyy says Ukraine is ready to halt strikes on cities involved in negotiations

From Ukrainska Pravda · () Ukrainian

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  • Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukraine was ready to observe a temporary halt in airstrikes on cities involved in peace negotiations, including Moscow, after speaking with US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner.
  • He said Ukraine expected Russia to refrain from strikes on Kyiv and confirmed plans for talks with the US delegation in Kyiv on Sunday, Sept. 6.
  • The announcement followed earlier ceasefire efforts along the line of contact that Ukraine said Russian forces had thwarted, while Moscow later announced a three-day pause in strikes on Kyiv.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukraine was ready to stop airstrikes on Moscow and other cities involved in negotiations after speaking with US President Donald Trump's special envoys. He said Kyiv expected Russia to show the same restraint toward the Ukrainian capital.

"I have just spoken with the US President's envoys. They have already begun working with the Russian side today," Zelenskyy wrote on social media. He said Ukraine was ready to observe a ceasefire in airstrikes against cities involved in the negotiation process from the time of the conversation through Saturday, Sunday and Monday.

I have just spoken with the US President's envoys. They have already begun working with the Russian side today.

· Volodymyr ZelenskyyZelenskyy described his conversation with Trump's special envoys.

Zelenskyy also said a plan had been approved for diplomatic meetings with the US delegation on Sunday, Sept. 6. "We are waiting for Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner and are ready for a substantive conversation," he said. The two US negotiators arrived in Moscow on Saturday and were expected in Kyiv on Sunday.

From the moment of this conversation, we are ready to observe a ceasefire in airstrikes against the cities involved in the negotiation process. From now through the end of Saturday, as well as on Sunday and Monday, Ukraine is ready to refrain from strikes on Moscow, and we expect the Russians to do the same regarding Kyiv.

· Volodymyr ZelenskyyHe announced Ukraine's proposed pause in airstrikes during the diplomatic process.

The announcement followed an earlier Ukrainian effort to establish a temporary ceasefire along the line of contact before the envoys' visit. Ukraine's defence forces had been ordered to observe a ceasefire from midnight on Sept. 5 until 11:59 p.m. on Sept. 8. Ukraine's General Staff later said fighting continued because Russian forces had not stopped their aggression. Kyrylo Budanov, head of the President's Office, said the proposal had been conveyed to Vladimir Putin, who had not responded.

The Kremlin said on the afternoon of Sept. 5 that Putin had ordered Russian forces not to strike Kyiv for three days from midnight. The developments left the proposed pause tied to the diplomatic meetings and to whether both sides would carry out the restraint they had discussed.

We are waiting for Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner and are ready for a substantive conversation.

· Volodymyr ZelenskyyHe referred to the planned meeting with the US delegation in Kyiv.
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Originally published by Ukrainska Pravda in Ukrainian. 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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