Putin holds Ukraine talks with US envoys
MOSCOW: Russian leader Vladimir Putin held around three hours of late-night talks in the Kremlin with US envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff on ending more than four years of war with Ukraine on Saturday, ahead of their first visit to Kyiv on Sunday.
Russian President Vladimir Putin held late-night talks with US envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff in the Kremlin on Saturday to discuss ending the conflict in Ukraine. The envoys are set to visit Ukraine's capital, Kyiv, for the first time on Sunday as part of new efforts to revive stalled US-led negotiations to conclude the war.
Both Russia and Ukraine agreed to observe a three-day truce to allow for the negotiations. Putin thanked the US leaders for persisting in trying to end the war, despite its complexity. Both sides also pledged to refrain from striking each other's capitals during the talks. The talks come amid a summer of escalating violence, with the war killing hundreds of thousands and forcing millions to flee their homes.
Putin assured the envoys that Russia would ensure their safety in Kyiv, a city that Moscow has frequently targeted during the conflict.
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