Putin meets with U.S. envoys at the Kremlin for renewed talks on ending the war in Ukraine
Trump's push to end the fighting, now in its fifth year, has lost momentum as U.S. attention has been focused for the last six months on its war with Iran.
TL;DR
- Putin met with U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner for over three hours at the Kremlin to discuss ending the Russia-Ukraine war.
- Putin and Zelenskyy agreed to a three-day pause in aerial attacks on Kyiv and Moscow, respectively, during the talks.
- U.S. attention has shifted to the Iran war, causing momentum for peace talks to stall.
- The U.S. envoys will visit Kyiv on Sunday as part of the peace process.
- Russia has intensified attacks on Kyiv and other cities, while Ukraine has conducted long-range strikes on Russian military facilities and oil refineries.
- Russia launched ballistic missiles and 167 attack drones overnight, while Ukraine shot down 128 drones; Ukrainian attacks wounded three people in Russia's Belgorod region.