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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Pjotr Sauer

Zelenskyy cautious on Russian bombing pause during extreme cold weather

Workers stand next to tents and a mobile wood-burner
Ukrainian rescue workers deploy tents at a heating point in Kyiv to provide emergency relief amid freezing conditions. Photograph: Maxym Marusenko/EPA

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.

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