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Kremlin says Putin ordered a 72-hour halt to attacks on Kyiv

From Delfi Latvia · () Latvian

Translated from Latvian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Vladimir Putin ordered Russian forces not to attack Kyiv for 72 hours from midnight.
  • Peskov linked the decision to the visit of U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, while providing no further details.
  • Ukraine said it had proposed a temporary front-line ceasefire, but that Russia did not allow the plan to take effect.

The Kremlin says Vladimir Putin has ordered a 72-hour pause in attacks on Kyiv, starting at midnight, as U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner visit the region.

Kremlin press secretary Dmitry Peskov said the decision was connected to the envoys’ visit to Ukraine. He offered no broader explanation of the order.

Ukraine’s Defence Ministry separately said its authorities had tried to establish a temporary ceasefire along the front before the envoys’ visit. Ukrainian defence units received orders to observe a “silence regime” from midnight on September 5 until 11:59 p.m. on September 8, but Ukraine said Russia prevented the plan from being implemented.

Kyrylo Budanov, head of the Ukrainian president’s office, confirmed that the ceasefire proposal had been sent to Putin. He said Putin did not respond. Witkoff and Kushner arrived in Moscow on Saturday and were expected to travel to Kyiv on Sunday.

silence regime

· Ukrainian Defence MinistryThe ministry used the phrase for the proposed temporary halt in fighting along the front line.
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Originally published by Delfi Latvia in Latvian. 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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