# Putin holds three-hour meeting with US envoys ahead of Kyiv trip

https://mins.news/en/item/47070

- CGTN, 2026-09-05 22:57 UTC
- World
- Original: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-09-06/news-1QcVR92jJyE/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=World

> Russian President Vladimir Putin held a three-hour, 10-minute meeting in Moscow with US special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner before their planned Kyiv visit. Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov described the talks as substantive, constructive and extremely frank, covering Ukraine, economic matters and potential Russian-US projects. Moscow and Kyiv said they would pause strikes on each other’s capitals through Monday.

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