Units of\u00a0the Ukrainian Armed Forces have been ordered to\u00a0hold fire along the front from midnight on\u00a0September 5 until 11:59 p.m. on\u00a0September 8, the Ukrainian news outlet Ukrainska Pravda reported, citing sources in\u00a0several brigades operating in\u00a0different sectors of\u00a0the front and a\u00a0senior source in\u00a0Ukraine\u2019s security establishment.<\/p>\n
Ukrainian authorities have not officially announced the order.<\/p>\n
On\u00a0the evening of\u00a0September 4, Volodymyr Zelensky promised that Ukraine would ensure the \u201cnormal functioning of\u00a0Russian airspace\u201d during a\u00a0visit to\u00a0Moscow by\u00a0U.S. negotiators Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner. He\u00a0said Russia, too, should halt airstrikes during talks between Kyiv and Washington. Moscow has not commented on\u00a0the proposal.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs\u00a0we\u00a0did during previous diplomatic visits by\u00a0U.S. officials, we\u00a0will ensure the normal functioning of\u00a0Russian airspace so\u00a0that the negotiators can arrive safely. It\u2019s them we\u00a0care about, not Russia. We\u00a0will not carry out any airstrikes,\u201d Zelensky said.<\/p>\n
Witkoff and Kushner are expected in\u00a0Moscow on\u00a0September 5 and in\u00a0Kyiv the following day.<\/p>\n
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