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Putin says Russia halted strikes on Kyiv, but denies agreeing to broader ceasefire

From Ukrainska Pravda · () Ukrainian

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  • Vladimir Putin told US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner that Russia had halted strikes on Kyiv after receiving an official request.
  • Putin said Moscow had not agreed with Kyiv on a broader three-day ceasefire, despite reduced strikes and a stated effort to protect negotiations.
  • The talks took place as Ukraine reported continuing fighting along the line of contact and recent deaths and property damage from Russian attacks in Kyiv Oblast.

Vladimir Putin told US President Donald Trump’s envoys that Russia had not struck Kyiv since midnight on September 5, but he rejected the idea that Moscow had agreed to a broader ceasefire with Ukraine.

We received this request through official channels: both through intelligence channels and through the Foreign Ministry channels, to stop strikes on Kyiv.

· Vladimir PutinHe described the channels through which Russia received a request to halt strikes on Kyiv.

Speaking during a meeting with Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, Putin said Russia received requests through official and intelligence channels to stop strikes on Kyiv. “I issued the relevant order, and no strikes have been carried out on Kyiv since midnight,” he said. He added that Ukraine had also significantly reduced strikes on Russian territory, including Moscow.

Putin said Ukrainian authorities had publicly called for a broader three-day ceasefire, but “we never agreed on this with them.” He nevertheless said Russia would do everything possible to protect the negotiation process and the safety of the mediators. Putin also said he planned to discuss “all the modalities” of a settlement in Ukraine with the two envoys.

I issued the relevant order, and no strikes have been carried out on Kyiv since midnight.

· Vladimir PutinHe said Russia had halted strikes on Kyiv after receiving the request.

Witkoff thanked Putin for agreeing to a three-day pause in strikes on Kyiv and Moscow, and described communicating with the Russian leader as one of the best and most memorable moments of his life. The meeting followed the envoys’ arrival in Moscow on September 5 and their discussions over a business lunch with Russian special envoy Kirill Dmitriev.

The Ukrainian authorities published their call for a broader three-day ceasefire, but we never agreed on this with them.

· Vladimir PutinHe denied that Russia had agreed with Ukraine to a broader ceasefire.

The pause came amid continuing violence. Kyiv recorded five air-raid warnings from the start of September 5, while Russian attacks on Kyiv Oblast killed two people and damaged 28 properties in five districts, according to the report. Ukraine’s authorities had ordered their forces to observe a ceasefire along the line of contact from midnight on September 5 through September 8, but Ukraine’s General Staff said fighting continued because Russian forces had not stopped their attacks.

Communicating with the Russian leader was one of the best and most memorable moments of my life.

· Steve WitkoffHe described his meeting with Putin during the Moscow talks.
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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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