Russian President Vladimir PutinPresident Donald Trump told his Cabinet on Thursday that he convinced Russian President Vladimir Putin to hold off on attacking Kyiv for seven days. The reason for the pause, according to Trump, is the brutal winter weather currently gripping the region. Trump explained that he reached out to Putin directly to ask for the favor. “I personally asked President Putin not to fire into Kyiv and various towns for a week, and he agreed to do that,” Trump said during the meeting. He noted that the “extraordinary cold” was the main driving force behind the request.