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Trump says Putin agrees to pause Kyiv strikes amid harsh cold

The explosion of a bomb during training with Ukrainian servicemen of the 18th Sloviansk Brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine in Donetsk region on January 28, 2026. [AFP]

US President Donald Trump said Thursday that Russia's Vladimir Putin agreed to a personal request to halt attacks on Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities, after Moscow's strikes left millions without heating during an "extreme" cold snap.

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