At least nine people have been killed in a massive Russian missile and drone attack on Kyiv overnight, which also injured 63 people including six children.
The attack came hours after president Donald Trump on Wednesday lashed out at Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky, accusing him of preventing a peace deal and claiming he has been “harder” to deal with than Russia.
“I think Russia is ready… I think we have a deal with Russia,” Trump said to reporters. “We have to get a deal with Zelensky, I thought it might be easier to deal with Zelensky but so far it’s been harder.”
Pressed on his comments, Mr Trump said he does not have any “favourites” in the conflict – despite the US being a vital Ukrainian ally – and that he just “[wants to] save the lives” and “see the war end”.
Mr Zelensky on Tuesday ruled out ceding territory to Russia as part of any US-proposed deal. “There is nothing to talk about. It is our land, the land of the Ukrainian people,” he said.
