On the evening of Sept. 5, President Putin met with visiting US presidential envoys Witkoff and Kushner in talks that lasted about three hours. Putin said he had received requests via intelligence and diplomatic channels to stop airstrikes on Kyiv and has ordered strikes on Kyiv to cease; Kremlin spokesman Peskov earlier confirmed a three-day halt to strikes on Kyiv. Putin said Ukraine has sharply reduced strikes on Russian territory, including Moscow, and that Kyiv proposed a broader three-day

On the evening of Sept. 5, President Putin met with visiting US presidential envoys Witkoff and Kushner in talks that lasted about three hours. Putin said he had received requests via intelligence and diplomatic channels to stop airstrikes on Kyiv and has ordered strikes on Kyiv to cease; Kremlin spokesman Peskov earlier confirmed a three-day halt to strikes on Kyiv. Putin said Ukraine has sharply reduced strikes on Russian territory, including Moscow, and that Kyiv proposed a broader three-day ceasefire which Russia did not accept. Russia said it will take all measures to ensure the safety of US–Ukraine negotiations and mediators. Ukrainian President Zelenskiy said Ukraine will halt strikes on Moscow effective immediately through Sept. 7.