Ukraine-Russia war live: Trump ‘disappointed’ with Putin after phone call
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Ukraine-Russia war live: Putin launches record attack on Kyiv
Vladimir Putin fired 550 drones and missiles at Ukraine in a new record attack hours after Donald Trump lamented their “disappointing’ phone call. Ukraine’s foreign minister said Russia would not ‘change its dumb, destructive behaviour’ without increasing pressure, particularly from the US. The attack, which broke a record set only last weekend, came hours after Mr Trump spoke with Putin.
Kyiv was the main focus of Russia’s overnight bombardment, which left 14 Ukrainians in hospital, according to Vitali Klitschko, the city’s mayor.
“Absolutely horrible and sleepless night in Kyiv. One of the worst so far. Hundreds of Russian drones and ballistic missiles rained down on the Ukrainian capital. Right after Putin spoke with President Trump,” Andrii Sybiha, Ukraine’s foreign minister, said.
Volodymyr Zelensky, the Ukrainian president, said Russia would not “change its dumb, destructive behaviour” without increasing pressure, particularly from the US.
The attack, which broke a record set only last weekend, came hours after Mr Trump spoke with Putin, a phone call the US president described as “disappointing”.
“I’m very disappointed with the conversation I had today with President Putin, because I don’t think he’s there,” he told reporters. “I’m just saying I don’t think he’s looking to stop, and that’s too bad.”
Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov claimed Putin and Mr Trump were “on the same page”. The US president disagreed: “I didn’t make any progress with him at all.”