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Trump told a White House cabinet meeting that he personally asked Putin not to fire on Kyiv and nearby towns for a week, citing the extreme cold.

US President Donald Trump asked Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to halt strikes on Kyiv for a week "until February 1", the Kremlin said Friday, without mentioning when the request was made. "I can say that President Trump did indeed make a personal request to President Putin to refrain from striking Kyiv for a week until February 1 in order to create favourable conditions for negotiations," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said. bur/ach

Zelensky had thanked Trump for his efforts and welcomed the "possibility" of a pause in Russian military action on Kyiv.

Trump claimed Putin agreed to pause strikes on Kyiv for a week due to extreme cold, following Trump's personal request.

Trump urges Putin to pause attacks on Kyiv for a week amid severe winter conditions affecting Ukraine's critical infrastructure.

US President Donald Trump said on Thursday that Russian President Vladimir Putin has agreed not to target Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities for one week.

US-mediated peace talks held in Abu Dhabi last weekend have lent renewed momentum to negotiations, though deep differences between Moscow and Kyiv remain unresolved.

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed to not fire on Kyiv for a week due to cold weather. "I personally asked President Putin not to fire into Kyiv and various towns for a week, and he agreed to do that," Trump said at a Cabinet meeting, citing "extraordinary cold" in the region. "It was very nice. A lot of people said, 'Don't waste the call, you're not going to get that.' And he did it," Trump added.