Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky urged EU leaders Thursday to agree a mammoth new loan using Russian frozen assets, after US President Donald Trump buoyed Kyiv by hitting Moscow with sanctions.

Trump ordered punitive measures against two Russian oil majors after scrapping a summit with Russia’s Vladimir Putin as his patience snapped with Moscow for stalling peace efforts.

The move — the most direct attempt by Trump to pressure Russia since coming back to office — drew ire from the Kremlin, which said it risked hurting diplomatic efforts to end the war.

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin called the sanctions “unfriendly” but insisted they would not significantly hit the economy. He also called for more dialogue after Trump suspended plans for a US-Russia summit.

But Zelensky called

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