US President Donald Trump said Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin agreed to halt attacks on Kyiv and other cities for a week, as Moscow’s strikes leave Ukraine facing its toughest winter since the start of the war. Russian strikes on Ukraine’s power infrastructure have left millions with disrupted light, heating and water supplies in freezing temperatures, pushing the war-battered country towards a humanitarian crisis. “Because of the cold, extreme cold … I personally asked President Putin not to fire on Kyiv and the cities and towns for a week during this,” Trump told a cabinet meeting at the White House. And I personally asked President Putin not to fire into Kyiv and the various towns for a week. Photo: APThere was no immediate reaction from the Kremlin but Trump – whose summit in Alaska with the Russian leader last August ended without a breakthrough – said he trusted Putin to honour the agreement.