Russia-Ukraine War

Current Affairs for Week 36 of 2026

1. Putin orders a 72-hour pause in strikes on Kyiv

   The Russian President ordered a 72-hour halt to attacks on the Ukrainian capital on 5 September, as U.S. envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff arrived in Moscow. The move came four and a half years into the war and after days of escalating aerial attacks by both sides.

   Source: The Hindu