Putin Orders 72-Hour Kyiv Pause Amid US Talks

U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow as the Trump administration renewed efforts to broker an end to the war in Ukraine. Russia ordered a three-day pause in strikes on Kyiv, while Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukraine would refrain from attacking Moscow during the talks. Witkoff and Kushner are expected to travel to Kyiv for further consultations, carrying a U.S. peace proposal, according to the reports. The temporary truce came amid continued drone and missile attacks, including strikes on Kyiv-area airports and a deadly attack on an industrial facility in the Dnipropetrovsk region. The diplomatic push follows months of stalled negotiations as Washington has devoted more attention to the conflict involving Iran, while civilian casualties and long-range attacks continue.