Zelenskyy cautious on Russian bombing pause during extreme cold weather

<p>Ukraine president says he will wait to see if Putin complies with Trump request to halt strikes on energy infrastructure</p><p>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.</p><p>Donald Trump on Thursday claimed that Vladimir Putin had agreed to halt <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/29/trump-claims-putin-agreed-to-halt-ukraine-energy-strikes-amid-extreme-cold">strikes on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure</a> for a week after he issued a personal appeal to the Russian leader due to the extreme weather in Ukraine.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/30/zelenskyy-cautious-russian-bombing-pause-extreme-cold-weather-ukraine">Continue reading...</a>