US envoys meet Putin in Moscow, then visit Kyiv to revive Ukraine peace talks

U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Saturday to revive stalled peace efforts, with both Russia and Ukraine agreeing to pause strikes on each other’s capitals during the talks. The envoys will visit Kyiv for the first time on Sunday, Ukrainian officials said. Putin ordered no strikes on Kyiv for three days starting midnight, while Zelenskyy said Ukraine would refrain from hitting Moscow until Monday, following the delegation’s arrival. Peace efforts have stalled as U.S. focus shifted to the Iran war, with Russia intensifying attacks on Ukrainian cities amid Kyiv’s air defense shortages. A Russian drone hit the SBU headquarters on Friday, and overnight strikes killed five at a Dnipropetrovsk industrial site.