Donald Trump said on Thursday Vladimir Putin had agreed to temporarily halt strikes on Kyiv during the bitter cold spell impacting Eastern Europe.

The snowfall is expected to be followed by severe frosts, with temperatures dropping to as low as minus 20 degrees Celsius (68 Fahrenheit) by the end of the week.

Earlier this month, Russia's far east Kamchatka region declared an emergency situation due to a massive snowstorm that left its major city partially paralysed. View on euronews

The swift advance of Moscow’s forces into the town of Huliaipole showcases a central challenge for Kyiv: how to defend 700 miles with too few troops.

MOSCOW, Jan 29 (Reuters) - Russia has sold one of the country's largest and most modern airports, Moscow's Domodedovo, to a subsidiary of another Moscow airport, Sheremetyevo, for 66 billion roubles ($869 million),

"The Russian people are increasingly feeling the effects of the Kremlin's continued prioritization of the Russian defense industrial base."

This is the second time that President Vladimir V. Putin has hosted President Ahmed al-Sharaa since the fall of the Russia-backed Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad.

On Jan. 24, 2011, a suicide bomb attack at Moscow's Domodedovo airport international arrival gate killed 37 people and injured more than 170 others.

One of Moscow’s top universities is offering plush signing bonuses to encourage students to enlist in non-combat military positions, but legal experts warned the recruitment efforts rely on deceptive tactics that instead are thrusting the young academics into the throes of war.

Palanca felt the full horror of the war in neighbouring Ukraine one December day. Like many in Palanca, she is worried that the war could spill over.