Putin's 3-hour talks with Trump envoys end, Witkoff calls meeting memorable

US President Donald Trump's special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner concluded talks with Russian leader Vladimir Putin in the Kremlin, with the meeting lasting over three hours, according to Russian media reports cited by RBC-Ukraine. During the talks, Putin claimed Russia had not struck Kyiv since midnight on September 5 and denied any agreements with Ukraine on a broader three-day ceasefire, saying Kyiv had called for such a truce but Moscow had not made such arrangements. Witkoff described the conversation with Putin as one of the "brightest and most memorable" moments of his life. The American envoys left the Kremlin after the meeting and are expected to continue contacts in Kyiv on September 6. The visit aimed to advance peace negotiations between Russia and Ukraine, though the Kremlin refused a US request for a three-day halt to mutual strikes, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky reported Russian attacks on Kyiv and Boryspil airports on the morning of September 5.