Gene Leng
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Witkoff and Kushner meet Putin at the Kremlin for over three hours ahead of Kyiv visit
US special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner met Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin on the evening of September 5 in talks that lasted over three hours. Putin described the situation as "not simple," acknowledged a three-day pause on strikes against Kyiv, but rejected any broader ceasefire and reiterated Russia's longstanding territorial and NATO-related demands. The envoys are expected to travel to Kyiv on September 6 for their first visit since Trump began his mediation efforts.