# Putin pauses strikes as US envoys shuttle between Moscow and Kyiv

https://mins.news/en/video/46922

- DW News, 2026-09-05 20:00 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8nWD0udoXA

> Vladimir Putin has halted strikes on Kyiv for three days while US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner meet officials in Moscow before traveling to Ukraine. Security expert Jana Kobzova considers whether the diplomacy could produce a breakthrough or whether Russia is merely buying time.

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