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Trump says Putin "kept his word" on temporary pause, even after large attack on Kyiv

04 February 2026 02:27 (UTC +04:00)

President Donald Trump said Russian President Vladimir Putin kept his word by not attacking Ukrainian cities for a week, even after Moscow launched the largest missile and drone attack this year on Kyiv, APA reports citing CNN.

“It was Sunday to Sunday, and it opened up and he hit ‘em hard last night,” Trump said in the Oval Office when asked about the latest Russian barrage.

Trump had previously taken credit for convincing Russia’s president to temporarily pause such assaults for a week amid a cold snap in Ukraine.

The pause ended with Russia’s overnight assault, which cut heat to tens of thousands of people as Ukrainians grapple with plummeting winter temperatures.

Trump said Tuesday that Putin wasn’t breaking his commitment by waging new attacks on Ukraine’s capital.

“He kept his word on that. It was, it’s a lot. You know, one week is — we’ll take anything, because it’s really, really cold over there. But it was on Sunday, and they went from Sunday to Sunday,” Trump said.

Trump said he would have wanted Putin to extend the pause.

“I would have liked him to,” he said. “I want him to end the war.”