Trump ‘asks Putin not to target Kyiv for one week’ as temperatures plunge

Donald Trump said he has spoken to Vladimir Putin (Evan Vucci/AP)

US president Donald Trump said he has asked Russian president Vladimir Putin not to target the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv for one week as the region experiences freezing temperatures.

The call for a pause in attacks on Ukraine’s capital comes as Russia has been pounding the country’s critical infrastructure, leaving many without heat in the middle of winter.