Putin orders three-day halt to strikes on Kyiv

Russian leader Vladimir Putin has ordered that no strikes be carried out on Kyiv for three days.

Source: Russian news agency RBC, citing Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov; Kremlin-aligned news agency TASS

Quote: "Putin has ordered that no strikes be carried out on Kyiv for three days starting from midnight today."

Details: Peskov said the pause in strikes is linked to preparations for a visit to Kyiv by US President Donald Trump's special envoys, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner.

The Kremlin gave no further details.

Background:

• Ukrainska Pravda reported that the Ukrainian authorities had sought to establish a temporary ceasefire along the line of contact ahead of the visit by Trump's special envoys. Ukraine's defence forces were ordered to observe a ceasefire from 00:00 on 5 September until 23:59 on 8 September. Russian forces thwarted this plan.
• Ukraine's General Staff later said that fighting is continuing along the line of contact because the Russians have not stopped their attacks on Ukraine.
• Kyrylo Budanov, Head of the President's Office, later confirmed that the ceasefire proposal had been conveyed to Putin, who had not responded.

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