The meeting began hours after Putin ordered Russian forces to suspend strikes on Kiev for three days.

Bloomberg reports that Putin opened talks with Witkoff and Kushner by describing the situation they were seeking to resolve as "not simple."

Putin asked them to convey his best wishes to President Trump.

The outlet continued:

Expectations for the visit are low, though, according to people close to the Kremlin. Multiple previous trips to Moscow by Witkoff and Kushner failed to achieve progress and there's no reason to believe they're bringing acceptable proposals now, the people said.

Putin is ready to stop the war only on his own terms, and Moscow's demands are getting tougher because it believes it has the military edge over Ukraine, said the people, who asked not to be identified discussing sensitive matters.

People familiar with the thinking in Kyiv said Ukraine is also pessimistic about making meaningful progress around the Witkoff-Kushner visit. The US envoys are expected to push previous ideas like making Donbas an economic free zone, which Russia has already rejected, the people said.

Putin meets Witkoff and Kushner for Ukraine peace talks.