Kremlin calls talks with US envoys constructive; brief pause in strikes on Kyiv and Moscow

Russian President Vladimir Putin met with US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner in Moscow for about three hours, with the Kremlin calling the talks constructive. Both sides agreed to suspend attacks on each other's capitals temporarily ahead of the envoys' visit to Kyiv on Sunday. The US envoys arrived in Moscow with new proposals from President Donald Trump to end the war. Putin ordered a three-day halt to strikes on Kyiv, while Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky pledged no attacks on Moscow until Monday evening if Russia reciprocates. The envoys are expected to meet Zelensky in Kyiv on Sunday. The talks mark a renewed diplomatic push after a long pause, though no concrete results have been announced. Russia reiterated its demand to address what it calls the root causes of the conflict, including Ukraine's treatment of the Russian language.