U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday that President Vladimir Putin has agreed not to target the Ukrainian capital and other towns for one week as the region experiences frigid temperatures. There was no immediate confirmation from the Kremlin that Putin has agreed to such a pause.

The Kremlin said on Friday that Russian President Vladimir Putin had received a personal request from his U.S. counterpart, Donald Trump to halt strikes on Kyiv until

Russian attacks, biting cold, and heat and power outages are grinding Ukrainians down. But polls show a society sticking together under fire and one unwilling to compromise with Russia.

A framed photograph of President Donald Trump standing beside Russian President Vladimir Putin has been added to a prominent room inside the White House. The move has ignited international commentary.