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Russia declared three-day truce at US request to allow envoys' safe travel to Kiev, Lavrov says
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Russia declared three-day truce at US request to allow envoys' safe travel to Kiev, Lavrov says

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  • Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stated that Russia refrained from using force for three days during its special military operation at the request of the US to allow envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to travel safely to Kiev for negotiations.
  • The truce was ordered by the supreme commander-in-chief starting midnight September 5, following the envoys' visit to Moscow on September 5 and Kiev on September 6.

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Why It Matters

Russia's special military operation in Ukraine has been ongoing since February 2022, with periodic fluctuations in intensity. Diplomatic efforts, including backchannel talks, have occurred intermittently despite the conflict.

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MOSCOW, September 8. /TASS/. At the request of the US side Russia refrained from using force for three days during the special military operation so that US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner could make their trips to Kiev for negotiations, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Tuesday.

"There were two-or three-day truce periods that we proposed for Easter and Victory Day," Lavrov said in an interview with Channel One’s Bolshaya Igra show.

"Most recently, at the request of the US side, a three-day truce has been declared; we have not used force so that American envoys had a chance of making safe trip to Kiev," he added.

The supreme commander-in-chief ordered last week that no strikes be carried out against Kiev for three days starting at midnight on September 5.

Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner visited Moscow on September 5 and Kiev on September 6.

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  • Further diplomatic talks between US envoys and Russian officials may follow the Kiev visit

    Possible · Within weeks

Open Questions

  • What specific outcomes resulted from the envoys' meetings in Kiev?
  • Will the truce be extended beyond the initial three-day period?
  • What concessions, if any, did Russia receive in exchange for the truce?

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This article was originally published by TASS.

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