Speaking to reporters at a cabinet meeting on January 29, President Trump said: "Because of the extremely cold weather, I personally asked President Putin not to attack Kiev and Ukrainian cities and towns for 1 week.
According to Mr. Trump, the Russian President "has agreed" to this proposal and Washington is "very pleased" with that decision.
Earlier the same day, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov declined to comment on information that Moscow and Kiev had reached an "energy ceasefire" agreement.
Ukrainian MP Aleksey Goncharenko also said that although "there is an energy ceasefire agreement", "there is no specific starting date".
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has repeatedly called for the establishment of an energy ceasefire agreement, under which the two sides will stop attacking each other's power plants and grid lines.
The above calls have increased this week, after Russia's continuous attacks on electricity infrastructure caused nearly 1 million households in Kiev to lose power on January 28, according to Ukrainian Energy Minister Denis Shmigal.
Russia affirmed that it only targets military facilities and industrial-military complexes of Ukraine, and said that its attacks are a direct response to deep attacks on civilians and key infrastructure on Russian territory by Kiev.
Weather forecasts show that the temperature in Kiev will drop to about -13 degrees Celsius this weekend.
Russia once agreed to an energy ceasefire agreement in March last year, after negotiations with President Donald Trump's administration. However, just a few days later, Ukrainian forces were accused of breaking the agreement by carrying out attacks targeting Russian oil refineries and gas infrastructure.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov then said that Moscow chose not to respond correspondingly, but prioritized complying with the agreement reached.
After President Zelensky and French President Emmanuel Macron continued to call for another ceasefire agreement last month, Mr. Peskov emphasized that Russia is pursuing a lasting peace, rather than temporary agreements.
Mr. Peskov affirmed: "We are striving for peace, not for a ceasefire agreement. A stable, guaranteed and lasting peace achieved through the signing of appropriate documents is an absolute priority.
