US envoys head to Kyiv after Russia and Ukraine agree to pause capital strikes

US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are heading to Kyiv after talks in Moscow, as Russia and Ukraine agreed to a three-day halt on strikes against each other's capitals to allow negotiations. The envoys met Russian President Vladimir Putin for over three hours, with Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov calling the talks "extremely frank" and saying the Americans proposed "possible routes to a settlement." Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed Kyiv would refrain from strikes on Moscow through Monday, following a Russian pledge to pause attacks on the Ukrainian capital. The visit marks the envoys' first to Kyiv during the war, which has killed hundreds of thousands and displaced millions. Putin thanked Trump for persisting in peace efforts, while Zelensky accused Russia of trying to disrupt the trip with overnight attacks on Kyiv's airports and suburbs that killed at least 10 people.