Vladimir Putin responded to Donald Trump’s peace proposals by launching a massive attack on Ukraine’s capital overnight, killing at least 15 people, including at least four children.
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky highlighted the gulf between Trump’s stated desire for a quick peace and Putin’s war philosophy, showing the reality for Ukrainian civilians is bodies and destruction.
Explosions lit up the Kyiv night sky during a 9-hour assault, as Russia carried out its first significant attack on Kyiv since Putin met with Trump in Alaska earlier this month to discuss ending the war in Ukraine.
“Russia chooses ballistics instead of the negotiating table, it chooses to continue killing instead of ending the war,” Zelensky said on X.
“These Russian missiles and attack drones today are