US EditionKremlin Says It Agreed to Halt Strikes on Kyiv Until Sunday
The Kremlin agreed to a week-long pause in strikes on Kyiv after a personal request from U.S. President Trump to aid upcoming peace talks, amid concerns about extreme cold.
- President Donald Trump asked, `to pause strikes on Kyiv until Feb. 1`, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov confirmed.
- During a Thursday Cabinet meeting, Trump said he asked Putin not to fire into Kyiv until Sunday, citing extreme cold and Ukraine's battered energy infrastructure.
- Yesterday morning, Ukraine's Air Force said Russia fired one missile and 25 drones overnight and shot down 80 drones.
- A person familiar with the discussions said the Kremlin did not specify whether only Kyiv or other targets are covered, and the next trilateral talks could be postponed or moved, affecting the Sunday meeting.
- With past truces failing, the Kremlin said it agreed to a pause on Kyiv strikes until Sunday after Trump personally asked Putin during Thursday's meeting, citing 'extreme cold'.
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The particularly harsh winter in Ukraine, coupled with the Russian bombings, makes the situation very difficult for civilians in this month of January. At Donald Trump's request, Moscow would have agreed to stop its strikes until Sunday, but the modalities remain unclear. Follow the latest information. - IN DIRECT - War in Ukraine: Moscow claims to have accepted a break on the strikes against Kiev until Sunday (International).
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AlKhaleej TodayKremlin says Putin agreed to halt strikes on Kyiv until tomorrow at Trump’s request
KYIV, Jan 31 — The Kremlin yesterday said President Vladimir Putin had agreed to stop striking Kyiv for a week — ending tomorrow — following a request by his US counterpart Donald Trump.Trump had said he asked Putin to halt strikes on the Ukrainian capital and the surrounding area due to extreme cold weather.Moscow, meanwhile, said the US leader had made the appeal to help the Washington-driven negotiation process to end almost four years of war…
The Ukrainian president said Moscow had "reoriented" his strikes, after the Kremlin announced having accepted a request from Donald Trump to refrain from hitting Kiev until Sunday.
The Kremlin reported that Donald Trump had asked Vladimir Putin to stop attacks on the Ukrainian capital until 1 February.
Trump had asked Putin not to attack Kiev and other cities for a few days.
There has been confusion since Donald Trump announced a one-week ceasefire in Ukraine on Thursday because of the cold cold weather. If energy infrastructure has not been targeted since then, the bombings and attacks of Russian drones have not stopped.
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