Moscow, Jan. 30 -- Russia, following a US plea to temporarily halt hostilities, has agreed to refrain from conducting any further strikes on Ukraine until February 1 at the request of President Donald Trump, as suitable conditions for trilateral negotiations are being created, announced Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov.
"Yes, there was a personal appeal from President Trump asking President Putin to refrain from striking Kyiv for a week, until February 1, while favourable conditions for negotiations are being created," he said, responding to a question about whether Moscow supported Washington's initiative.
Peskov also emphasised that Russian President Vladmir Putin has neither invited his Ukrainian counterpart President Volodymyr Zelensky...