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Putin orders 72-hour pause in strikes on Kyiv as U.S. envoys visit Russia and Ukraine

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  • Russia and Ukraine said they would pause strikes on each other's capitals while U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner hold talks aimed at reviving stalled efforts to end the war.
  • Russia said its halt on strikes against Kyiv would begin at midnight and last three days, while Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukraine would refrain from strikes on Moscow through Monday.
  • The pause comes amid intensified aerial attacks, including a Russian drone strike on the headquarters of Ukraine's Security Service in Kyiv.

Vladimir Putin has ordered a three-day halt to Russian strikes on Kyiv as U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner travel between Moscow and Kyiv in an effort to revive stalled peace talks. Ukraine says it is prepared to stop strikes on Moscow through Monday if Russia does the same.

no talk of new ideas

· Dmitry PeskovThe Russian presidential spokesperson's description of the discussions with the U.S. envoys.

Russian presidential spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told the Tass news agency that the pause would start at midnight. He linked the decision to the envoys' planned visit to Kyiv on Sunday. Peskov also confirmed that Kushner and Witkoff would meet Putin in Moscow, but said there was "no talk of new ideas" for ending the conflict.

Zelenskyy said he spoke with the U.S. delegation after its arrival in Moscow and that Ukraine would refrain from strikes on Moscow from the end of Saturday through Sunday and Monday. He had called on Russia to reciprocate after the two sides continued escalating their air attacks.

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 ZelenskyyZelenskyy's statement on Ukraine's proposed pause in strikes.

The U.S. effort to end the war has lost momentum, while Russia has recently intensified bombardments of Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities. A Russian drone struck the headquarters of Ukraine's Security Service, known as the SBU, on Friday. Ukrainian long-range attacks have targeted Russian military facilities, oil refineries and e-commerce hubs. The air war has intensified as neither side has made progress along the 1,250-kilometer front line, and Ukraine faces shortages of air-defense systems.

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· Kirill DmitrievThe Russian envoy's caption accompanying photographs of the U.S. delegation's arrival.
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