Washington, Jan. 29 -- US President Donald Trump on Thursday (local time) stated that Russian President Vladimir Putin had agreed to temporarily pause strikes on Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities for a period of one week, citing extreme cold weather conditions prevailing across the region.

Addressing a Cabinet meeting, Trump said he personally reached out to the Russian leader and urged him to halt the attacks on the Ukrainian capital and nearby towns, highlighting the humanitarian impact of what he described as "extraordinary cold."

"I personally asked President Putin not to fire into Kyiv and various towns for a week, and he agreed to do that," Trump said.

Describing the development as unexpected, Trump noted that several people had ad...