Russian President Vladimir Putin orders 72-hour pause in strikes on Kyiv

Putin orders 72-hour pause in strikes on Kyiv as US envoys visit Russia and Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a three-day halt to strikes on Kyiv ahead of visits by US special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to Moscow and Kyiv, marking Washington's latest attempt to broker peace in the war now in its fifth year.