Missiles rain on Kyiv as Russia steps up pressure before NATO summit in Ankara
Russia launched a fresh missile and drone assault on Kyiv early Monday, hours before a NATO summit in Ankara where the Ukraine war is expected to top the agenda.
Russia launched a fresh missile and drone assault on Kyiv early Monday, hours before a NATO summit in Ankara where the Ukraine war is expected to top the agenda.
Ukraine launched one of its largest drone attacks on Moscow since the war began, hitting a refinery, disrupting flights and triggering safety warnings as tensions between Kyiv and Moscow escalated further.
Putin said Moscow remains ready for a diplomatic settlement with Ukraine, while maintaining that any deal must reflect compromises discussed with Donald Trump.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky spoke in an interview on the ongoing war, what Russian leader Vladimir Putin's goals are, and whether Kyiv would lose the war eventually.
Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky say negotiations to end the Ukraine war are nearing a deal after talks in Florida, though difficult issues on territory and security remain.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that Russia proposed a bilateral meeting with Ukraine, followed by a trilateral meeting.
European leaders lauded US President Donald Trump for hosting them along with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House on Monday afternoon and helping to press for an end to the war in Ukraine.
Speaking to reporters after his meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskky, Trump claimed he ended six wars, including the big one between India and Pakistan.
It was accompanied by a stern admonishment, "President Zelensky of Ukraine can end the war with Russia almost immediately, if he wants to, or he can continue to fight."
The governments of German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer plan to decide on Sunday whether their leaders would be travelling to the US for a meeting between US President Donald Trump and Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky, media reported.
