Trump Claims Putin Agrees to One-Week Pause in Strikes on Major Cities

Donald Trump announced that Vladimir Putin agreed to a one-week moratorium on missile strikes against major cities to protect civilians from extreme winter temperatures.Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov confirmed the request occurred but specified the pause was intended to facilitate upcoming trilateral negotiations between the USA, Russia, and Ukraine.Volodymyr Zelensky expressed skepticism regarding a formal truce while offering to stop Ukrainian attacks on Russian energy assets if Moscow reciprocates by halting its bombardment.