(Photo: AFP)KYIV - Ukraine will halt long-range strikes on Russian energy facilities if Russia does the same, President Volodymyr Zelensky said in remarks released Friday, after Donald Trump raised hopes for a pause in attacks during freezing temperatures. Trump said on Thursday that his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin agreed to halt attacks on Kyiv and other cities because of a cold snap across Ukraine. Despite Trump’s claim, Moscow’s forces launched dozens of drones and one missile at Ukraine overnight, according to the Ukrainian air force. “So far, we have been unable to find a compromise on the territorial issue, specifically regarding part of eastern Ukraine,” Zelensky said. The Kremlin is demanding that Ukraine withdraw its troops from the region, where Ukrainian troops still control large population centres.
