WASHINGTON — President Trump said that Russian President Vladimir Putin “kept his word” on not attacking Ukraine for one week — despite the perception that Putin broke the deal with a bombing blitz after just four days.

It is unclear what the president meant when he said Putin would not “fire on” Kyiv and other cities, as the attacks and deaths haven't stopped coming.

President Donald Trump says he asked Russian President Vladimir Putin not to target the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv for one week as the region experiences frigid temperatures and Putin agreed, but Russia hasn't confirmed that.

Russia has left thousands of apartment buildings in Kyiv without heat in recent weeks, in a campaign that has appeared aimed at breaking Ukraine’s morale.

The president noted plans to visit China in April, as Beijing sends a warning to White House over Taiwan arms sales.

Trump said he held an “excellent” phone call with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on Wednesday where the pair discussed many things, from trade to the war in Ukraine. Topping the agenda of their talks was the situation in Iran,