Ukraine president says he will wait to see if Putin complies with Trump request to halt strikes on energy infrastructure
Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, said he was waiting to see whether Russia would observe a proposed pause in strikes on Ukrainian cities and energy infrastructure, as Kyiv endures a spell of bitter winter cold.
Donald Trump on Thursday claimed that Vladimir Putin had agreed to halt strikes on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure for a week after he issued a personal appeal to the Russian leader due to the extreme weather in Ukraine.
Speaking on Friday, Zelenskyy said there was no formal ceasefire agreement on energy targets between Ukraine and Russia, but added that Kyiv would halt such strikes if Moscow did the same.
It remained unclear when any pause was meant to take effect. The Kremlin said on Friday that Putin had received a personal request from Trump to halt strikes on Kyiv until 1 February, but declined to say whether the Russian president had agreed to the request or issued any corresponding order.
