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Putin orders 72-hour halt in strikes on Kyiv as Trump envoys arrive in Moscow

Cover image: US special envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff arrive in Moscow on September 5. © Kirill Dmitriev, X

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday ordered a 72-hour pause in strikes on Kyiv as US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner arrived in Moscow. The visit is part of renewed efforts to end the war in Ukraine, and the two men are set to travel to Kyiv on Sunday.

Russian ​President Vladimir Putin ​ordered a three-day halt to ​strikes ‌on ⁠Kyiv, starting ‌on Saturday, as part ⁠of preparations for a visit ​by ‌a US delegation, Interfax quoted Kremlin ‌spokesman Dmitry ​Peskov as saying.

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