U.S. Special Envoy Kushner met with Putin in Moscow, and Russia and Ukraine announced a suspension of air strikes

U.S. special envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Saturday (September 5) evening.

Video footage broadcast by Russian state media showed Putin telling US officials: "The current situation is of course not simple."

Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov told reporters that Putin and the U.S. envoy held "useful" talks on a series of options to end the war in Ukraine.

According to Russian media reports, the two US envoys left Moscow after the talks.

Previously, U.S. President Trump said that Kushner and Witkov went to Russia with a new proposal, but he did not disclose the specific content of this potential peace plan, including whether it involved the cession of territory from Ukraine to Russia that he had previously proposed.

Trump simply said: "We have a vision for peace."

The White House said Kushner and Witkov discussed "substantial plans" and next steps to push for an end to the war in Ukraine during their meeting with Putin, adding that more details would be released next week.

A White House official said in a statement that the two envoys "look forward to having equally productive talks in Ukraine."

Russia and Ukraine suspend air strikes for three days

The Kremlin said that in cooperation with peace negotiations, the Russian military will suspend its strikes against Kiev for three days.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told Russian state media that Putin "has ordered that there will be no attacks on Kiev for three days starting at midnight today."

Prior to this, Ukrainian President Zelensky had promised to suspend air strikes in order to cooperate with negotiations.

Zelensky said: "As with previous diplomatic visits by the United States, we will ensure that Russian airspace operates normally so that negotiators can arrive safely. Our concern is their safety, not Russia."