Witkoff Thanks Putin for Ceasing Kyiv Strikes
US Special Presidential Envoy Steve Witkoff thanked Russian President Vladimir Putin for the decision on a temporary ceasefire for Kyiv.
Consensus
- Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner arrived in Moscow on 5 September.
- The U.S. delegation met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in the Kremlin.
- The meeting included Russian officials Yuri Ushakov and Kirill Dmitriev.
- Witkoff thanked Putin for a three-day pause in attacks on Kiev.
- The pause in attacks began at midnight on 5 September.
- The U.S. delegation planned to travel to Kyiv after the Moscow meeting.
- The visit was part of efforts to mediate the Ukraine conflict.
- Putin stated that Ukraine also reduced attacks on Russian territory.
Points of divergence
- Witkoff said he would remember his meetings with Putin in the Kremlin during retirement, mentioning Kushner, Dmitriev, and Ushakov as participants in their discussions. — vesti
- Putin stated that the request for ceasefire came through official channels, intelligence services, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and that Ukraine also reduced attacks on Russia. — vedomosti
- Putin mentioned that Ukraine published a call for a broader ceasefire, but no agreement was reached. — vedomosti
- The pause in attacks was linked to the visit of American envoys, according to Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov. — vedomosti
- Putin noted that Ukrainian forces significantly reduced the intensity of attacks on Russian territory starting at midnight on 5 September. — tg_rian_ru
Coverage (10 sources)
- Whitcock admitted that in retirement he will remember meetings with Putin in the Kremlin — Вести
- Whitkoff thanked Putin for suspending strikes on Kyiv for three days — Ведомости
- American delegation thanked Putin for stopping attacks on Kyiv — Интерфакс
- Whitcroft expressed gratitude to Putin for the meeting — Интерфакс
- Whitaker thanked Putin for decision to cease fire for three days to organize US delegation visit to Kyiv. — РИА Новости (Telegram)
- Putin exchanged handshakes with Whitaker and Kushner — Вести
- Whitcroft thanked Putin for ceasefire in Kyiv for three days to conduct negotiations. — ТАСС (Telegram)
- Whitkoff thanked Putin for the meeting and called communication with the President of the Russian Federation one of the best and most memorable stories for him... — ТАСС (Telegram)
- Whitlock and Kushner thanked Putin for temporary ceasefire — Вести
- Putin: Russia will inform the US on how it sees the Ukraine situation — Вести
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