Putin halts Kyiv attacks for 3 days amid U.S. envoy visit
Russia has not launched strikes on Kyiv since midnight on September 5, — Putin. Also, at a meeting with Trump's special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, Putin stated that Ukraine has also significantly reduced the number of attacks on Russia, including on Moscow.
Consensus
- Vladimir Putin gave an order to suspend attacks on Kyiv for three days starting at midnight on September 5.
- The pause in attacks is linked to the arrival of U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner in Moscow.
- The suspension applies only to Kyiv and not to other Ukrainian regions.
- Ukraine announced it would refrain from attacking Moscow during the same three-day period.
- The U.S. envoys arrived in Moscow on September 5 and were scheduled to meet with Putin.
- The envoys were traveling on a U.S. Air Force C-32A aircraft, typically used for high-level officials.
- Ukraine had previously proposed a broader ceasefire across the front lines, but Russia did not accept it.
Points of divergence
- Russia did not accept Ukraine's proposal for a full ceasefire across the front lines, and the Kremlin's move was seen as symbolic rather than substantive. — tg_agentstvonews
- The U.S. envoys were expected to meet with Putin in Moscow and discuss a peace agreement, despite low expectations from the Kremlin. — novaya_eu
- Russia conducted attacks on several Ukrainian regions, including Kyiv's airports, on the night of September 4–5, which Zelensky attributed to the timing of the proposed pause. — tg_istories_media
Coverage (20 sources)
- Putin stated that Russia did not negotiate a three-day ceasefire — РИАМО
- Russia does not launch strikes on Kyiv since midnight on September 5, — Putin Also at meeting with Trump's special envoys Steve Witko... — ASTRA
- Main things for the day — Минобороны России
- Meeting in the Kremlin between Putin and Trump's negotiators. President stated that the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation did not launch attacks on Kyiv from half... — The Insider
- Putin stated that Russia is not launching attacks on Kyiv since midnight on September 5 — Дождь
- Main news for this hour: — ТАСС (Telegram)
- Putin instructed not to strike Kyiv for 3 days — РИАМО
- Ukraine and Russia agreed not to attack capitals until end of Monday due to arrival of Trump's special envoys — Новая газета Европа
- Putin ordered no strikes on Kyiv within three days — Peskov — SOTAvision
- Putin ordered a three-day pause on strikes on Kyiv during Whitcomb and Kushner visit — The Insider
- Putin ordered no strikes on Kyiv from midnight for three days — Настоящее Время
- Ukraine confirmed readiness to stop strikes on Moscow for three days. Putin ordered no attack on Kyiv for the same period — Важные истории
- Putin instructed within three days from midnight on September 5 not to strike Kyiv in connection with preparations for the arrival... — ASTRA
- Kremlin demonstrated readiness for only minor concessions upon arrival of Trump envoys — Агентство. Новости
- US special envoys arrived in Moscow, Putin instructed not to hit Kyiv for three days — Говорит НеМосква
- President of Russia, Supreme Commander-in-Chief ordered starting today at midnight for three days not to inflict u... — Минобороны России
- President of Russia, Supreme Commander-in-Chief ordered starting today at midnight for three days not to inflict u... — Кремль. Новости
- In the Kremlin, it was stated that Putin ordered to stop attacks on Kyiv during the visit of the American delegation — The Moscow Times
- Russia will not strike Kyiv for three days in order to American negotiators — The Bell
- Putin ordered a three-day pause on strikes on Kyiv during Whitcomb and Kushner visit — The Insider
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