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Putin orders three-day halt in strikes on Kyiv during Trump envoys’ visit

From Vanguard · () English

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  • The Kremlin said President Vladimir Putin ordered Russian forces to halt strikes on Kyiv for three days starting at midnight.
  • The pause coincided with a planned visit to Kyiv by U.S. President Donald Trump’s envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff.
  • The envoys arrived in Moscow to discuss a plan to end more than four years of war in Ukraine before traveling to Kyiv.

The Kremlin said President Vladimir Putin ordered a three-day halt in Russian strikes on Kyiv as U.S. President Donald Trump’s envoys prepared to travel to the Ukrainian capital.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, quoted by the state news agency TASS, said Putin had ordered Russian forces not to strike Kyiv for three days from midnight on Saturday. The announcement came as Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff were due to leave Moscow for Kyiv.

The two envoys landed in Moscow earlier on Saturday, according to Russian news agencies. RIA Novosti reported that their plane touched down at 12:52 p.m. local time, or 0952 GMT.

Their mission is to discuss a plan to end more than four years of war in Ukraine. After talks in Moscow, they were expected to continue to Kyiv.

The Russian president and commander in chief has given the order not to strike Kyiv for three days from midnight tonight.

· Dmitry PeskovThe Kremlin spokesman announced the temporary halt in strikes on Kyiv.
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