Putin’s Envoys Visit Amid War Stalemate | Auckland News

Auckland News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Sep 6, 2026 · 2m

Putin hosted a tense, three-hour summit with U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner at the Kremlin, where he touted Russian battlefield progress and insisted on addressing root causes of the war — while dismissing Western demands for territorial concessions. Though the Americans floated potential settlement ideas and hinted at future talks with Zelenskiy, Putin’s core stance remains unyielding: Ukraine must not join NATO, and Russia will pursue its goals in Donetsk. The Kremlin even paused strikes on Kyiv during the visit — a rare gesture — as Ukraine reciprocated by halting attacks on…