Putin orders three-day pause in attacks on Kyiv

Vladimir Putin has ordered a three-day pause in attacks on Kyiv, beginning at midnight, according to his spokesman. The announcement came as US special envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff arrived in Moscow for talks with the Russian leader.

Dmitry Peskov confirmed to the state-run TASS news agency that Putin would meet Kushner and Witkoff on September 5. Russian news agencies RIA Novosti and TASS reported that the aircraft carrying the envoys landed at Moscow’s Vnukovo airport on Saturday afternoon.

The planned meetings follow a call from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for Russia to stop strikes during the US envoys’ visit. Zelenskyy said Ukraine would not attack Russia during the visit, but the article said Russia initially ignored his request and carried out strikes overnight from Friday into Saturday.

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They are bringing a proposal to end the war.

Witkoff and Kushner were expected to travel to Kyiv on Sunday. It would be their first visit to the Ukrainian capital since Donald Trump returned to office last year while promising to end the war in Ukraine.

Trump said on Friday that he was sending the two envoys to Moscow and Kyiv with a proposal for ending the conflict, which the article described as having lasted four and a half years. Asked about the trip, Trump said, "They are bringing a proposal to end the war." He did not say whether the plan would require Ukraine to give up territory, as he had proposed previously, but added, "We have an idea for achieving peace."

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We have an idea for achieving peace.