Putin calls talks with US envoys constructive, vows no strikes on Kyiv

The Kremlin described President Vladimir Putin's talks with US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner as constructive, substantive, and trusting, marking a resumption of dialogue after a long pause. The meeting on ending the Ukraine conflict lasted over three hours. Putin's foreign policy adviser Yuri Ushakov said Putin highlighted Russian army advances and stressed the need to address the conflict's root causes, including Kyiv's policies on the Russian language. The envoys will now travel to Kyiv to present Moscow's position to President Volodymyr Zelensky. Putin pledged to refrain from airstrikes on Kyiv during a three-day truce, though Zelensky accused Russia of striking airports before the US visit.