Putin meets Witkoff and Kushner in Moscow, calls US-Russia contacts beneficial

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Russian President Vladimir Putin met US special representatives Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner in Moscow on Saturday, stating that US-Russia contacts are always beneficial and that Moscow finds working with them convenient. Witkoff conveyed President Donald Trump's best wishes to Putin and thanked him for a ceasefire during the delegation's visit, while Putin pledged Russia would ensure the safety of the mediators. The talks aim to end the war in Ukraine. The Kremlin confirmed Putin ordered a three-day halt in strikes on Kyiv for the envoys' visit, and Putin subsequently landed in Beijing for talks with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, according to Chinese state media.


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