US EditionTrump says Putin agreed to not fire on Kyiv for a week during cold
Trump announced a week-long pause in Russian strikes on Kyiv during extreme cold, aiming to ease civilian suffering amid ongoing attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure.
- On Thursday, U.S. President Donald Trump said he asked Russian President Vladimir Putin not to fire on Kyiv for one week, and Trump said Putin `agreed` but Russia offered no confirmation.
- Kyiv is forecast to enter a brutally cold stretch starting Friday as Russian strikes have pounded Ukraine's critical infrastructure, leaving many without heating, light and running water.
- Ukraine's defense minister Mykhailo Fedorov reported Russia launched over 6,000 drones over the past month, with previous attacks involving more than 800 drones and missiles targeting behind the roughly 600-mile front line.
- Negotiations are poised to resume on Sunday amid doubts about Moscow's commitment, and Dmitry Peskov refused to comment on a mutual halt; meanwhile, a Russian drone attack killed three in Zaporizhzhia and injured two in Dnipropetrovsk.
- The push for a settlement, led over the past year by the Trump administration, unsettles European leaders as an international think tank report warns casualties could reach 2 million by spring.
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Trump Pushes Temporary Pause In Russian Bombardment
Ukrainian officials reported a quieter night in Kyiv after President Donald Trump said Russian leader Vladimir Putin agreed to temporarily halt attacks on Ukrainian cities. Trump said he personally asked Putin to pause strikes for a week due to extreme winter conditions. Ukraine’s Air Force said Russia launched more than 100 drones at front-line regions, but Kyiv was not targeted. Russian attacks on energy infrastructure have left large parts of…
Questions hang over Putin's consent to a request by Trump to spare Ukraine's power grid
Russian President Vladimir Putin has agreed to U.S. President Donald Trump's request to pause attacks on Ukraine's power grid for a week. Trump announced this on Thursday, but details about the timing and scope remain unclear. Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov…
When asked whether Moscow had accepted this request from Donald Trump, Dmitri Peskov replied: "Yes, of course, there was a personal statement from President Trump."
US President Donald Trump has said Moscow has agreed to a week-long pause in attacks on the energy grid in Kiev and other Ukrainian cities. Just hours later, Russia fired over a hundred drones into Ukraine.
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