Putin orders 3-day pause in strikes on Kyiv as US delegation arrives in Russia

File photo: Russian President Vladimir Putin Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered Russian forces not to launch strikes against Kyiv for three days as US special representatives Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner visit Moscow for talks on the war in Ukraine, Reuters reported on Saturday, citing the Kremlin.Putin is due to hold talks with Witkoff and Kushner on Saturday, Russia’s state news agency TASS reported, citing Kremlin spokesman Dmitry PeskovThe Kremlin announced it will brief the media after the Russian leader's discussions with the US special representatives.The order to halt strikes on Kyiv was issued in connection with preparations for the arrival of the American delegation.US envoys arrive in MoscowWitkoff and Kushner landed in Moscow on Saturday for talks aimed at reviving efforts to end Russia’s war in Ukraine, which is now in its fifth year. Two people familiar with the visit told Reuters that the US envoys were met at the airport by Russian presidential envoy Kirill Dmitriev.A witness saw a motorcade carrying Witkoff, Kushner and Dmitriev leave Moscow’s governmental airport and head towards the city.Dmitriev has taken part in the US negotiators’ previous meeting...