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  "id": 5863481,
  "title": "Putin holds Ukraine talks with US envoys",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/putin-holds-ukraine-talks-with-us-envoys",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-05T22:21:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/highlight/2026/09/06/putin-holds-ukraine-talks-with-us-envoys"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Russian President Vladimir Putin engaged in late-night talks with US envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff at the Kremlin on Saturday, aiming to end the four-year conflict with Ukraine. The talks, which lasted over three hours, were held ahead of the envoys' first visit to Kyiv on Sunday. US President Donald Trump's son-in-law Kushner and business associate Witkoff were bringing a proposal for ending the fighting. Both Russia and Ukraine agreed to a three-day ceasefire to allow negotiations to take place, and the envoys arrived following a summer of escalating tensions and civilian casualties. Putin thanked Trump for his efforts to end the war, despite its complexity, and assured the envoys of Russia's commitment to their safety in Kyiv. The truce was a day after Kyiv reported Russian strikes on its SBU security service headquarters. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky also promised his country would not strike Moscow during the talks. Russia alleged that Ukraine had killed three members of one family in Kharkiv, while Ukraine accused Russia of disrupting the envoy visit with overnight attacks on Kyiv's airports and civilian targets.",
  "summary": "Both Russia and Ukraine agreed not to strike each others' capitals for three days to allow negotiations to take place.",
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        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Putin holds Ukraine talks with US envoys",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/putin-holds-ukraine-talks-with-us-envoys-5864376",
        "published": "2026-09-05T22:21:05.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Putin holds Ukraine talks with US envoys",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/putin-holds-ukraine-talks-with-us-envoys-5864102",
        "published": "2026-09-05T23:24:28.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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