"Donald Trump has claimed Vladimir Putin agreed to halt strikes on Ukraine's energy infrastructure for one week after he issued a personal appeal to the Russian leader due to the extreme cold in Ukraine. I personally asked President Putin not to fire into Kyiv and various towns for a week and he agreed to do that, Trump said during the meeting."
"Ukraine's president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, said on Thursday he expected the implementation of an agreement by Russia not to fire on Kyiv and other cities for a week because of winter weather, as announced by Trump. Our teams discussed this in the United Arab Emirates. We expect the agreements to be implemented, Zelenskyy wrote on the social media platform X. De-escalation steps contribute to real progress toward ending the war."
"Russian and Ukrainian social media channels close to the military had speculated about a short ceasefire, but the reports had not been confirmed. On Thursday morning the Kremlin declined to discuss whether an energy ceasefire had been negotiated. Two recent Russian missile and drone strikes left more than 1 million people in Kyiv without power and more than 6,000 buildings without heating, according to Reuters. The country is enduring a brutally cold winter and temperatures are expected to drop to -20C (-4F) in the coming weeks."
Donald Trump claimed Vladimir Putin agreed to halt strikes on Ukraine's energy infrastructure for one week after a personal appeal citing extreme cold. The claim was announced at a White House cabinet meeting and followed unconfirmed social media speculation about a short ceasefire. The Kremlin declined to discuss whether an energy ceasefire had been negotiated. Trump said he informed Ukrainian officials, who were reportedly pleased, though he provided no start or end date. Volodymyr Zelenskyy said teams had discussed the matter in the United Arab Emirates and expected implementation. Recent strikes left over one million Kyiv residents without power and more than 6,000 buildings without heating amid forecasts of temperatures down to -20C.
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