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Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered Russian forces to halt strikes on Kyiv for three days beginning at midnight on Sept. 6 as U.S. President Donald Trump’s envoys prepare to visit the Ukrainian capital, the Kremlin said Saturday.
“The Russian president and commander in chief ... has given the order not to strike Kyiv for three days from midnight tonight,” Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said, according to Russian state news agency Tass.
Peskov said the temporary pause was linked to preparations for a Kyiv visit by U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner.
The visit is part of Trump’s latest effort to negotiate an end to Russia’s war against Ukraine.
The announcement came hours after Witkoff and Kushner arrived in Moscow for talks with Putin.
The two U.S. envoys are expected to travel to Kyiv on Sept. 6 after completing their discussions in the Russian capital.
Peskov said Putin’s order covers a three-day period in which Russian forces are not to strike Kyiv.
Earlier on Sept. 5, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russia had deliberately targeted airports in Kyiv and Boryspil overnight.
Zelenskyy described the strikes as a response to discussions about the possibility of Witkoff and Kushner arriving in Ukraine by plane.
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