The New York Times
A day before scheduled peace talks with Ukraine, Russia resumed attacks on Ukrainian energy infrastructure on Tuesday, striking power plants with missiles in several regions as temperatures plunged to minus-13 degrees Fahrenheit in the capital, Kyiv.
The attacks ended an informal, short-lived “energy cease-fire” between Russia and Ukraine that officials had called a confidence-building gesture for peace negotiations. The talks have entered a new phase as Russian and Ukrainian officials have begun meeting face to face for the first time in months.
On Thursday, President Trump said that he had asked President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia to halt attacks for a week. Mr. Putin’s press secretary, Dmitri S. Peskov, confirmed the pause but said it would last only until Sunday.
The revived strikes on Ukraine’s energy system are part of a major campaign this winter intended to freeze Ukrainians into submission. Russia hit power plants in at least six regions on Tuesday, including Kyiv, officials said.