Putin has agreed not to attack Ukrainian energy infrastructure for a week at Donald Trump’s request, the U.S. president said during a conversation with journalists at the White House. US President Donald Trump speaks alongside Secretary of State Marco Rubio (L) and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth (R) during a cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on January 29, 2026. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP via Getty Images). This statement came on the eve of extreme cold weather in Ukraine, with temperatures expected to reach -30°C this weekend. Meanwhile, the energy crisis has been going on for more than two weeks, and some Kyiv residents have been without heating for even longer.