Trump says Putin agreed to pause Ukraine bombings for a week at his urging

President Donald Trump announced on Thursday that he convinced Russian President Vladimir Putin to pause the bombings of Ukrainian cities for a week, though it’s unclear if the brutal leader will follow through with it.

“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, noting the “extraordinary cold” in the region. Ukraine has been facing a brutal winter, made worse as Russian strikes have caused continual power outages. Ukrainian residents will see temperatures drop below 22 degrees Fahrenheit into February.

There has been no confirmation from the Kremlin about any such pause in their attacks. Since the war began almost four years ago, Russian forces have often