U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday he asked Russian President Vladimir Putin to refrain from striking Kyiv for one week as the region faces severe winter cold.
The call for a pause in attacks on Ukraineβs capital comes as Russia has been pounding the countryβs critical infrastructure, leaving many around the country without heat in the dead of winter.
"I personally asked President Putin not to fire on Kyiv and the cities and towns for a week during this ... extraordinary cold,β Trump said during a Cabinet meeting at the White House.
Trump added that Putin has "agreed to that,β but there was no confirmation of that from Russia.
Meanwhile, a Russian drone attack killed three people in Ukraineβs southern Zaporiz
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