Russian President Vladimir Putin met with US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner at the Kremlin for three hours and ten minutes on September 5. The only tangible outcome was Putin ordering a 72-hour halt to airstrikes on Kyiv, immediately reciprocated by Ukraine. No territorial concessions, timelines, or ceasefire framework were agreed upon beyond this three-day window. US-mediated shuttle diplomacy resumes after a six-month pause, with the envoys traveling to Kyiv on September 6 to meet President Zelenskyy. Russia simultaneously reaffirmed its confidence in battlefield progress, leaving a vast gap between its stated objectives and any outcome Ukraine could accept.
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