U.S. President Donald Trump asked Vladimir Putin not to open fire on Ukrainian cities for a week. Trump announced this during a speech at the White House.
"I personally asked Putin not to shell Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities for a week. He agreed to do it," Trump stated.
In addition, the American leader announced significant progress in negotiations regarding the Ukrainian settlement.
For his part, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, in an evening address, indicated that the energy truce comes into effect tonight.
"Thank you to the American side for the efforts aimed at stopping strikes on energy during this time, and we hope that America will be able to ensure this. Today there is a statement from the President of the United States. The situation tonight and in these days, the real situation at our energy facilities, in our cities will show this," the president stated.
If so, the energy truce will last until next Friday. However, Russia has not yet confirmed this.
