Putin orders three-day pause in strikes on Kyiv for US envoy visit

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Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a three-day halt to airstrikes on Kyiv due to a US envoy visit, announced Saturday by Kremlin spokesman Dmitri Peskov via TASS. The pause begins Sunday. Putin will receive US envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner on Saturday. Ukraine pledged not to endanger Russian airspace for three days. The envoys' Kyiv visit is their first since the 2022 war began. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported Russian strikes on Kyiv airports before the visit, suggesting Moscow aimed to create uncertainty. Trump confirmed sending envoys with a peace proposal, though no breakthrough has been achieved.


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