Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to meet with Donald Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff and Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, who are visiting Russia.
According to Yonhap News Agency, the TASS news agency reported that Witkoff and Kushner arrived at Moscow's Vnukovo-2 Airport at 12:52 p.m. local time. Kirill Dmitriev, Putin's special envoy for foreign investment and economic cooperation, personally welcomed the U.S. delegation at the airport.
Dmitriev shared a photo of the handshake with the delegation on social media, stating, “Welcome to Moscow, peacemakers Witkoff and Kushner.”
Dmitry Peskov, the Kremlin spokesperson, also confirmed during a briefing that the U.S. delegation is scheduled to meet with President Putin.
Witkoff and Kushner are expected to travel to Kyiv on September 6 to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Meanwhile, Russia has decided to temporarily halt its attacks on Kyiv.
Peskov explained, “President Putin has ordered a three-day pause in attacks on Kyiv starting from midnight today, due to ongoing preparations and contacts with the U.S. side.”
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