President Donald Trump speaks during a cabinet meeting at the White House, Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)Donald Trump claims to have convinced Vladimir Putin to stop the Russian bombardments on Kyiv for one week amid freezing conditions.His request comes after Russia intensified its attacks on Ukrainian infrastructure, leaving civilians without electricity or heat at the height of winter.Temperatures across Ukraine are expected to worsen this weekend, dropping to a staggering low of -28C on Sunday night.Putin is yet to publicly confirm he agreed to Trump’s request, though some Russian bloggers close to the military claimed partial ceasefires were being imposed earlier today.Speaking at a cabinet meeting at the White House on Thursday, the US president said: “I personally asked President Putin not to fire on Kyiv and the cities and towns for a week during this … extraordinary cold.”He claimed Putin has “agreed to that”.“A lot of people said, ’Don’t waste the call. You’re not going to get that,” Trump claimed. “And he [Putin] did it. And we’re very happy that they did it.”Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov refused to tell reporters earlier on Thursday if a mutual halt on energy facilities had been discussed with Ukraine.Trump’s promise comes hours after Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned on Moscow that Putin is planning another large-scale barrage.He said in an online video late on Wednesday that “every single Russian strike” discredits the progress made from any peace talks.Russia has continued to target civilian areas around 600 miles away from the frontline.This is a method Moscow has imposed on the Ukrainian population every winter since it invaded back in February 2022.Ukraine and Russia agreed to a temporary halt to strikes in March 2025, during US-mediated talks in Saudi Arabia – but the break was never observed by Russian troops.Putin continues to hold onto its maximalist goals in Ukraine, despite Trump’s push for a peace settlement.The Russian president has insisted Ukraine must give up more sovereign land if it wants to end the war – a demand Kyiv has repeatedly rejected.Related…Chinese President Xi Takes Swipe At Tories And Trump In Talks With Keir StarmerUS Embassy Snubs Danish Efforts To Remember Afghanistan Fallen Amid Trump’s Nato RowTrump Makes Wild Accusation Against Obama In Unhinged Evening Posting Spree HuffPost UK – Athena2 – All Entries (Public) Read More