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Russian President Vladimir Putin began talks with US envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff on ending more than four years of war in Ukraine in the Kremlin Saturday, ahead of their first visit to Kyiv expected on Sunday.<\/strong><\/p>\n Both Russia and Ukraine vowed not to strike each other\u2019s capitals for three days during the negotiations, as Washington tries to revive US-led talks to end Europe\u2019s worst conflict since World War Two.<\/p>\n US President Donald Trump earlier said his son-in-law Kushner and business ally Witkoff were bringing \u201ca proposal to end the war\u201d.<\/p>\n \u201cDear colleagues, I warmly welcome you to Moscow. The situation is, of course, not simple,\u201d Putin told the envoys in a grand Kremlin hall in footage aired by Russian TV.<\/p>\n \u201cBut before we begin to address it, I would like to ask everyone to convey their best wishes and words of gratitude to U.S. President Mr. Trump,\u201d Putin said.<\/p>\n The talks come as the grinding war saw increasing civilian deaths and attacks this summer. Putin has repeatedly said Moscow intends to seize the rest of east Ukraine.<\/p>\n The war, launched by Russia in 2022, has killed hundreds of thousands and displaced millions.<\/p>\n Russian strikes on Ukraine Saturday killed at least seven people, including in the Kyiv suburbs, Ukrainian officials said.<\/p>\n The Kremlin said it would not strike Kyiv from midnight Saturday, while Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he would halt strikes on Moscow \u201cfrom now\u201d until Monday.<\/p>\n \u201cThe Russian president, the commander-in-chief, has given the order from midnight tonight not to strike Kyiv for three days,\u201d Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.<\/p>\n Zelensky \u2014 who had offered a truce during the US visits \u2014 later said he had spoken to the US envoys and also promised Kyiv would not strike Moscow.<\/p>\n \u201cFrom now through the end of Saturday, as well as on Sunday and Monday, Ukraine is ready to refrain from strikes on Moscow,\u201d Zelensky said on social media.<\/p>\n The Ukrainian leader said he had spoken to the US officials and that he expected them in Kyiv Sunday.<\/p>\n Russia had earlier struck Kyiv suburbs, with Zelensky accusing Moscow of trying to disrupt their visit with overnight attacks on Kyiv\u2019s two airports \u2014 as well as on civilian targets in the Dnipro region that killed five people.<\/p>\n