{"id":20621,"date":"2026-09-05T12:24:10","date_gmt":"2026-09-05T12:24:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=20621"},"modified":"2026-09-05T12:24:10","modified_gmt":"2026-09-05T12:24:10","slug":"vladimir-putin-putin-orders-3-day-pause-in-strikes-on-kyiv-as-us-delegation-arrives-in-russia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=20621","title":{"rendered":"Vladimir Putin: Putin orders 3-day pause in strikes on Kyiv as US delegation arrives in Russia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-133800781,imgsize-65832,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/putins-order-on-halting-strikes-on-kyiv.jpg\" alt=\"Putin orders 3-day pause in strikes on Kyiv as US delegation arrives in Russia\" title=\"File photo: Russian President Vladimir Putin\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"File photo: Russian President Vladimir Putin\">File photo: Russian President Vladimir Putin<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Russian President <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/vladimir-putin\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vladimir Putin<\/a> has ordered Russian forces not to launch strikes against Kyiv for three days as US special representatives Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner visit Moscow for talks on the war in Ukraine, Reuters reported on Saturday, citing the Kremlin.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>Putin is due to hold talks with Witkoff and Kushner on Saturday, Russia\u2019s state news agency TASS reported, citing Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/>The Kremlin announced it will brief the media after the Russian leader&#8217;s discussions with the US special representatives.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/>The order to halt strikes on Kyiv was issued in connection with preparations for the arrival of the American delegation.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2><b>US envoys arrive in Moscow<\/b><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/>Witkoff and Kushner landed in Moscow on Saturday for talks aimed at reviving efforts to end Russia\u2019s war in Ukraine, which is now in its fifth year. <!-- -->Two people familiar with the visit told Reuters that the US envoys were met at the airport by Russian presidential envoy Kirill Dmitriev.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"17\"\/>A witness saw a motorcade carrying Witkoff, Kushner and Dmitriev leave Moscow\u2019s governmental airport and head towards the city.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"19\"\/>Dmitriev has taken part in the US negotiators\u2019 previous meetings with Putin and remained in contact with them during a pause in their visits to Russia.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"22\"\/>He also played a role in negotiating US sanction waivers for Russian oil this year.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"24\"\/>US President Donald Trump said on Friday that Washington had a fresh concrete proposal aimed at ending the war, but did not provide details.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"26\"\/>Ukrainian President <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/volodymyr-zelenskyy\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Volodymyr Zelenskyy<\/a> said on Friday that Witkoff and Kushner would travel to Ukraine on Sunday after their Moscow visit.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"30\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2><b>Kyiv attacks intensified before visit<\/b><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"32\"\/>The latest development comes after an escalation in long-range attacks by both Russia and Ukraine.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"35\"\/>Russian attacks killed five people in Ukraine overnight.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"37\"\/>Zelenskyy said Saturday that Ukraine would halt airstrikes during the US envoys\u2019 visit and urged Moscow to do the same. Moscow had not publicly responded to that proposal before Putin\u2019s order.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"39\"\/>Zelenskyy also said Russia had carried out overnight strikes on Kyiv and Boryspil international airports ahead of the planned US visit to Ukraine.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"41\"\/>\u201cClearly, these Russian strikes on the airports are a reaction to the discussions and preparations for the possibility of the US side using an aircraft to travel to Ukraine,\u201d Zelenskyy said in a social media post.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"44\"\/>He added that Ukraine would adjust its operations regarding Russian airspace, which he said had become dangerous because of Ukrainian drones and missiles.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"46\"\/>A Russian drone also struck the headquarters of Ukraine\u2019s Security Service, the SBU, in Kyiv on Friday. The strike came during a period of heavy Russian attacks on the Ukrainian capital.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"48\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2><b>Russia and Ukraine remain far apart<\/b><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"50\"\/>The US push to end the fighting has lost momentum, while Russia and Ukraine remain divided over the terms of a potential settlement.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"53\"\/>The Kremlin said on Friday that Putin\u2019s position, set out in a speech two years ago, remained \u201cunshakeable\u201d. That position includes a demand that Ukraine cede the entire territory of four regions claimed by Russia and abandon its plan to join Nato.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"56\"\/>The front line, stretching about 1,250 kilometres (775 miles), has remained largely static, with Russia making gradual gains in its attempt to take the whole of Ukraine\u2019s Donbas region.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"59\"\/>At the same time, both sides have intensified attacks deep inside each other\u2019s territory since their last peace talks in February.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"61\"\/>Ukraine has targeted Russian oil refineries and other facilities with long-range drone strikes, while Russia has continued missile and drone attacks on Ukrainian cities and infrastructure.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"63\"\/>The latest US diplomatic effort comes with Witkoff and Kushner expected to hold talks with Putin in Moscow on Saturday before travelling to Kyiv on Sunday.<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/world\/europe\/putin-orders-3-day-pause-in-strikes-on-kyiv-as-us-delegation-arrives-in-russia\/articleshow\/133800664.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>File photo: Russian President Vladimir Putin Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered Russian forces not to launch strikes against Kyiv for three days as US special representatives Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner visit Moscow for talks on the war in Ukraine, Reuters reported on Saturday, citing the Kremlin.Putin is due to hold talks with Witkoff 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