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US envoys reach Kyiv after Moscow talks
BBC News··6 Sept
US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner reached Kyiv on Sunday after meeting Vladimir Putin in Moscow. The White House said they discussed substantive next steps on ending the war. The BBC called it their first trip to Ukraine's capital as Donald Trump's top negotiators. Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky agreed to halt capital strikes for 3 days.
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What It Means For You
- A capital-strike pause, if held, would briefly lower risk for Kyiv and Moscow residents.
- Further US-brokered proposals may surface in coming weeks, US officials told the BBC.
- Overnight fighting continued elsewhere even as the envoys travelled, Ukraine said.
What's Happening
- Saturday talks in Moscow lasted 3 hours at Putin's residence, Russian state media said.
- Zelensky said his team was ready for talks and sought peace with security guarantees.
- Ukraine said it struck the Ryazan oil refinery and a Rostov-on-Don airfield overnight.
The Battlefield Snapshot
- Ukraine's Air Force said Russia launched 108 long-range drones and small cruise missiles.
- Air defences downed 82 drones and 6 missiles; 11 locations were hit, the BBC reported.
- Both sides gave broadly positive remarks on the Moscow meeting without publishing terms.
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