President Donald Trump speaks during a cabinet meeting at the White House, Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) via Associated PressDonald Trump claims to have convinced Vladimir Putin to stop the Russian bombardments on Kyiv for one week amid freezing conditions. 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.”AdvertisementHe claimed Putin has “agreed to that”. You’re not going to get that,” Trump claimed. Trump’s promise comes hours after Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned on Moscow that Putin is planning another large-scale barrage.

Source: Huffington Post January 29, 2026 20:31 UTC