Putin and Trump envoys hold three-hour talks on Ukraine peace plan
Vladimir Putin held over three hours of talks with Donald Trump's envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner in Moscow, with the Kremlin calling them "highly useful" in a potential breakthrough for peace in Ukraine. No agreement details were announced. The meeting came as Trump said the envoys carried a new proposal to end the conflict, now in its fifth year. Russia and Ukraine agreed to temporarily halt attacks on each other's capitals, with Putin ordering no strikes on Kyiv for three days from Saturday and Ukraine reciprocating for Moscow. Witkoff and Kushner are expected to visit Kyiv on Sunday to meet President Zelenskyy. The talks occur amid intense fighting and deep divisions, with Russia demanding territorial concessions and opposing Ukraine's NATO membership, while Ukraine rejects surrendering territory.