Jump to contentAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleRussian President Vladimir Putin said that contacts with US mediators were “always beneficial” after meeting with US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, who are set to travel to Kyiv to meet Volodymyr Zelensky. Russia and Ukraine have agreed to a 72-hour pause in airstrikes on Kyiv and Moscow during the US delegation's diplomatic visit. Prior to the pause, a Russian drone struck Ukraine's Security Service headquarters in central Kyiv, injuring at least 15 people and prompting Volodymyr Zelensky to order an “appropriate, tangible response”.Separate overnight Russian drone and missile strikes killed five people at an industrial facility in Kamianske and targeted key Ukrainian airports ahead of the peace talks. In a separate global development, the UN General Assembly voted to replace the traditional Mercator world map with proportional equal-area map projections. In fullUkraine-Russia war latest: Putin orders 72-hour pause in Kyiv strikes, Moscow claims – as Trump’s envoys fly inMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

Zelensky says reciprocal restraint will last through Monday, as Witkoff and Kushner meet Putin before first visit to Kyiv; Russian strikes in Ukraine kill 5

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday ordered a 72-hour pause in strikes on Kyiv as US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner arrived in Moscow. The visit is part of…

Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a three-day halt to strikes on Kyiv. This cessation of hostilities began on Saturday as preparations were made. A United States delegation…