President Donald Trump says he asked Russian President Vladimir Putin not to target the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv for one week as the region experiences frigid temperatures and Putin agreed, but Russia hasn't confirmed that.

The Kremlin announced that US President Donald Trump had asked Vladimir Putin to halt strikes on Kyiv until February 1. However, Ukraine reported that Russia launched one missile and over 100 drones overnight.

The U.N. atomic watchdog's board is holding a special session to discuss risks to nuclear safety in Ukraine as concerns mount that relentless Russian attacks on its energy infrastructure pose an increasing danger of a nuclear accident.

By Gram Slattery and Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON, Jan 30 (Reuters) - U.S. and European officials are growing increasingly worried as hundreds of millions of dollars in U.S. energy assistance previously pledged for Ukraine remain unreleased,

Ukraine and Russia held US-mediated discussions in Abu Dhabi last week with another meeting scheduled for Sunday.

Moscow confirmed Trump asked Putin for a reprieve in attacks during a spell when temperatures could drop to below minus 20 F.

Trump posted, deleted and reposted a message about a call with the Russian leader in June 2025.

By Max Hunder KYIV, Jan 29 (Reuters) - Ukraine is working with U.S. satellite firm SpaceX to resolve the issue of Russian drones using the Starlink satellite internet system, the defence minister said on Thursday,