War in Ukraine: Vladimir Putin orders a halt to strikes on kyiv during the visit of Donald Trump's emissaries

Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered a cessation of strikes on kyiv for three days on the occasion of the expected visit of American envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff to the Ukrainian capital, the Kremlin announced on Saturday September 5. Requested by Volodymyr Zelensky, this break must begin during the night from Saturday to Sunday. Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov specifies that this decision is linked to the preparation and holding of contacts with the American delegation expected in kyiv.

For the start of their very intense weekend on the diplomatic front, Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff landed at Vnukovo airport in Moscow at 12:52 p.m., announced the Russian agency Ria Novosti. According to the media Axios, the two Americans will first go to the Russian capital for talks with Vladimir Putin, before going to kyiv on Sunday to meet Volodymyr Zelensky. This will be the first time that Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff will visit the Ukrainian capital.

Asked on Friday from the White House about the reason for the trip of the two American representatives, the President of the United States, Donald Trump, replied that it was to see if we could move things forward. There is a good chance that we will succeed, said Donald Trump. We have an idea for peace, he added without further details.

As this trip approaches, Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelensky accused Russia on Saturday of having carried out strikes against several localities in the country, as well as deliberate attacks against two airports in the kyiv metropolis. It is clear that these Russian strikes against airports constitute a reaction to discussions and preparations concerning the possibility that Donald Trump's emissaries would use a plane to go to Ukraine, denounced the head of state on social networks. Next week, we will adapt our operations accordingly with regard to Russian airspace, he threatened.

At least four people were killed and five injured in a Russian attack on the town of Kamianske in central Ukraine, the regional military administration announced Saturday morning. Three of the injured are in hospital. Among them is a 30-year-old woman who is in intensive care, the head of the Dnipropetrovsk regional administration, Oleksandr Ganzha, wrote on Telegram.