Trump secures Putin’s agreement to pause strikes on Ukraine Amid extreme cold

U.S. President Donald Trump has said he personally asked Russian President Vladimir Putin “not to fire on Kyiv and the cities and town for a week” due to unfavourable weather conditions.

"I personally asked President Putin not to fire on Kyiv and the cities and town for a week during this extraordinary … it’s not just like cold … it’s extraordinary cold, record-setting cold over there too, Trump said during his monthly Cabinet meeting at the White House on January 29, Caliber.Az reports, citing The Hill.

Trump said Putin agreed to his request and that Ukraine was “very happy about it.”

“I have to tell you, 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, and we’re very happy that they did it because on top of everything else, that’s not what they need is missiles coming into their towns and cities,” Trump added.

Reuters reported on January 29 that temperatures in Ukraine are expected to drop to minus 30 degrees Celsius, or minus 22 degrees Fahrenheit, next week, leading to frosts that will last for several days.

By Khagan Isayev