Russia’s Putin meets US envoys to discuss Trump proposal to end Ukraine war俄罗斯总统普京会见美国特使，讨论特朗普提出的结束乌克兰战争的提议。
Both Russia and Ukraine vow not to strike each other’s capitals for three days during talks in Moscow and Kyiv.
Both Russia and Ukraine vow not to strike each other’s capitals for three days during talks in Moscow and Kyiv.
In a pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia's President Vladimir Putin, right, welcomes US envoys Steve Witkoff, second left, and Jared Kushner, left, prior to their talks in Moscow on September 5, 2026 [Gavriil Grigorov/Pool/AFP]
Russian President Vladimir Putin has begun talks with United States envoys on ending more than four years of war in Ukraine, ahead of their first visit to Kyiv expected on Sunday.
Putin met Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner – respectively President Donald Trump’s special envoy and business ally, and his son-in-law – at the Kremlin on Saturday.
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“Dear colleagues, I warmly welcome you to Moscow. The situation is, of course, not simple,” Putin told the envoys in a grand Kremlin hall in footage aired by Russian TV.
Both Russia and Ukraine vowed not to strike each other’s capitals for three days during the negotiations, as Washington tries to revive US-led talks to end Europe’s worst conflict since World War II.
Trump earlier said Kushner and Witkoff were bringing “a proposal to end the war”.
In Putin’s address to the two men, he said: “I would like to ask everyone to convey their best wishes and words of gratitude to US President Mr Trump”.
Witkoff said Trump had sent his best wishes to Putin and thanked him for the limited ceasefire during the delegation’s visit. Putin said Russia would do its utmost to ensure the safety of the mediators.
‘Refrain from strikes’
The talks come as the grinding war – which began with a Russian invasion in 2022 – has seen increasing civilian deaths and attacks this summer.
Putin has repeatedly said Moscow intends to seize the rest of east Ukraine.
Russian strikes on Ukraine on Saturday killed at least seven people, including in the Kyiv suburbs, Ukrainian officials said.
The Kremlin said it would not strike Kyiv from midnight on Saturday, while Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he would halt strikes on Moscow “from now” until Monday.
“The Russian president, the commander-in-chief, has given the order from midnight tonight not to strike Kyiv for three days,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.
Zelensky – who had offered a truce during the US visits – later said he had spoken to the US envoys and also promised Kyiv would not strike Moscow.
“From now through the end of Saturday, as well as on Sunday and Monday, Ukraine is ready to refrain from strikes on Moscow,” Zelensky said on social media.
The Ukrainian leader said he had spoken to the US officials and that he expected them in Kyiv on Sunday.
It will be the first time that Witkoff and Kushner visit Kyiv since Trump returned to office last year with a pledge to resolve the conflict.
在莫斯科和基辅举行的会谈期间，俄罗斯和乌克兰均承诺三天内不会对对方首都发动袭击。
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俄罗斯总统弗拉基米尔·普京已开始与美国特使就结束乌克兰四年多的战争进行会谈，预计美国特使将于周日首次访问基辅。
周六，普京在克里姆林宫会见了史蒂夫·威特科夫和贾里德·库什纳——前者是唐纳德·特朗普总统的特使和商业盟友，后者是他的女婿。
特朗普表示，维特科夫和库什纳将前往乌克兰“结束”俄罗斯在乌克兰的战争（共3份名单，此为第1份）。
问题 2（共 3 个）：欧洲会向美国支付费用以获得对乌克兰的军事援助吗？
特朗普派遣特使前往俄罗斯和乌克兰，提出新的和平计划（共3项，此为第3项）
“亲爱的同事们，我热烈欢迎你们来到莫斯科。当然，局势并不简单，”普京在克里姆林宫一个宏伟的大厅里对各国使节说道，俄罗斯电视台播放了这段讲话。
俄罗斯和乌克兰均承诺在谈判期间三天内不会对对方首都发动袭击，华盛顿正试图重启由美国主导的谈判，以结束二战以来欧洲最严重的冲突。
特朗普早前表示，库什纳和威特科夫带来了“结束战争的提议”。
普京在对两人讲话时说：“我请大家向美国总统特朗普先生转达最美好的祝愿和感谢之情。”
维特科夫表示，特朗普向普京转达了最美好的祝愿，并感谢普京在代表团访问期间促成的有限停火。普京表示，俄罗斯将尽一切努力确保调解员的安全。
“停止罢工”
此次会谈正值这场旷日持久的战争（始于 2022 年俄罗斯入侵）在今年夏天造成平民死亡和袭击事件不断增加之际。
普京曾多次表示，莫斯科打算吞并乌克兰东部剩余地区。
乌克兰官员称，俄罗斯周六对乌克兰的袭击造成至少7人死亡，其中包括基辅郊区的居民。
克里姆林宫表示，从周六午夜起将不会对基辅发动空袭，而乌克兰总统泽连斯基则表示，他将“从现在起”暂停对莫斯科的空袭，直至周一。
克里姆林宫发言人德米特里·佩斯科夫说：“俄罗斯总统，也就是最高统帅，已经下令从今晚午夜起三天内不得对基辅发动袭击。”
泽连斯基曾在美军访问期间提出停火，后来表示他已与美国特使进行了交谈，并承诺基辅不会袭击莫斯科。
泽连斯基在社交媒体上表示：“从现在到周六结束，以及周日和周一，乌克兰准备避免对莫斯科发动袭击。”
乌克兰领导人表示，他已与美国官员进行了交谈，并预计他们将于周日抵达基辅。
这将是自特朗普去年重返总统职位并承诺解决冲突以来，维特科夫和库什纳首次访问基辅。