Putin minta serangan ke Kiev disetop jelang kunjungan duta khusus AS

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• • Putin ordered a 3-day halt to attacks on Kyiv starting midnight Saturday (Sunday 04:00 WIB).
• • The ceasefire decision was made ahead of US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff's planned visit to Kyiv.
• • Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov announced the decision via the Tass news agency.
• • Putin will hold a meeting with Witkoff and Jared Kushner following the ceasefire order.
• • Witkoff and Kushner arrived in Moscow on Saturday to pursue dialogue to end the Russia-Ukraine war.
• • The delegation will continue to Kyiv on Sunday, marking their first visit to the Ukrainian capital.
• • They have visited Moscow multiple times since US mediation efforts began.
• • Their last visit to Moscow was on January 22, where they met Putin at the Kremlin.
• • Trump confirmed on Friday that Witkoff and Kushner carried no new proposals but a plan to end the war.
• • US-mediated peace talks were held in three rounds: January 23-24, February 4-5, and February 17-18.
• • The first two negotiation rounds took place in Abu Dhabi.
• • The third round of negotiations was held in Geneva.
• • No new negotiations have occurred since February 18.
• • Moscow and Kyiv cited Washington's focus on Iran as the reason for the dialogue halt.
• • The Russia-Ukraine war escalated following events at the end of February.