"German chancellor Friedrich Merz and Volodymyr Zelenskyy have welcomed efforts in favour of a truce, Berlin said, after Donald Trump claimed Vladimir Putin had agreed to a week-long halt on attacks on Ukraine's power grid after Moscow's strikes left millions without heating during an extreme cold snap. Merz at the same time stressed that the systematic and brutal destruction of Ukraine's civilian infrastructure by Russian attacks was still ongoing, which he condemned in the strongest terms,"
"his spokesperson said on Thursday. Zelenskyy said he was counting on the US to help secure the claimed week-long pause in Russian attacks on Ukraine's energy network. The Ukrainian president thanked Trump and said he expected the agreement to be implemented. We hope the United States can make this happen. Ukraine's state weather agency on Thursday forecast a drastic dip in temperatures to as low as minus 30C in coming days as authorities race to restore power services."
German chancellor Friedrich Merz and Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy welcomed efforts toward a truce after a claim that Russian president Vladimir Putin agreed to a one-week halt on strikes targeting Ukraine's power grid. Merz condemned ongoing systematic destruction of civilian infrastructure by Russian attacks in the strongest terms. Zelenskyy said he counted on the United States to help secure the claimed pause, thanked Donald Trump and expected the agreement to be implemented. The short-term ceasefire was announced at a White House meeting and has not been confirmed by Russia. Ukraine faced an extreme cold snap with forecasts as low as minus 30C, and authorities raced to restore power after strikes left millions without heating. Russian shelling killed civilians, including in Zaporizhzhia region.
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