Russian strikes on energy sites have plunged entire cities in Ukraine into darkness and cut heating and water supplies to millions

Russian strikes on energy sites have plunged entire cities in Ukraine into darkness and cut heating and water supplies to millions

Ukraine will halt long-range strikes on Russian energy facilities if Russia does the same, President Volodymyr Zelensky said in remarks released Friday, after Donald Trump raised hopes for a pause in attacks during freezing temperatures.

Trump said Thursday that his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin agreed to halt attacks on Kyiv and other cities because of a cold snap across Ukraine. The Kremlin said Friday the US president had asked for a halt until February 1.

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