Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov clarified that the attacks on Ukraine, which Russia agreed to suspend until Sunday at the request of Donald Trump, are those targeting the capital Kiev.
Peskov said Trump had personally addressed Russian President Vladimir Putin asking him to refrain from launching attacks on Kiev for a week until Sunday, February 1 to facilitate the holding of negotiations, which are expected to resume that day in Abu Dhabi. Putin accepted, his spokesperson added, thus making it clear that this truce would already be in force last Monday.
Germany’s reaction
«We welcome the entry into force of this truce. We must now wait to see whether Russia will actually honor its commitment. Above all, civil infrastructure in Ukraine is at stake.”
Setfan Kornelius, spokesman for German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, said this in response to a question at the usual government press conference in Berlin.
«Last night the Chancellor had a phone call with Ukrainian President Zelensky and this issue was also addressed – he continued -. Overnight we noted that the intensity of Russia’s aggression has decreased somewhat. The test remains for the complete implementation of the promise.”