Putin Says Russia Will Ensure Safety of U.S.-Ukraine Talks and Mediators

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Russia would try to ensure the safety of the U.S.-Ukraine negotiation process and the mediators involved. According to Sina Finance, he made the remarks during talks at the Kremlin with U.S. President Donald Trump's envoy Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner, and said Russia and Ukraine had reached details of a three-day ceasefire. Putin said he had received requests through Russia's intelligence and diplomatic services to stop airstrikes on Kyiv, and that he had issued the relevant order. He said Russian airstrikes on Kyiv had stopped from midnight. Putin also said Ukraine had sharply reduced attacks on Russian territory, including Moscow, by a factor of 10. He added that Ukraine had proposed a broader three-day ceasefire, which Russia did not accept. Earlier on the 5th, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Putin had ordered no airstrikes on Kyiv for three days, and that the arrangement was related to meetings between the U.S. and Kyiv and their preparations. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on social media that he had spoken with U.S. representatives and decided to stop strikes on Moscow from immediately until September 7. He also said Witkoff and Kushner would visit Kyiv on the 6th, and that Ukraine was ready for substantive talks with U.S. representatives.