Ukraine Orders Frontline Fire Halt as U.S. Negotiators Arrive in Moscow

Ukrainian forces have been instructed to suspend all fire along the front from midnight on September 5 until 11:59 p. m. on September 8, according to reports from Ukrainska Pravda citing brigade sources and a senior security official. The order comes after President Volodymyr Zelensky pledged to maintain the “normal functioning of Russian airspace” during a visit by U. S. negotiators Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to Moscow. He also urged Russia to halt airstrikes while Kyiv and Washington conduct talks. The U. S. delegation is expected in Moscow on September 5 and in Kyiv the following day, but Moscow has not responded to the proposal. Ukraine has not issued an official statement on the cease‑fire directive.