As US President Donald Trump pushes for “a deal” to end the war in Ukraine – and dresses down Ukraine’s president in front of reporters at the White House – Moscow every day keeps launching deadly attacks against Ukraine. Several Ukrainian civilians were killed on Friday, as Trump and Zelensky were preparing for and held their disastrous meeting at the White House.
A civilian passenger was killed when a Russian drone hit a minibus in Kherson, according to the Ukrainian prosecutors, while two civilian men in their early 60s were killed by Russian drones cycling through the town on Lyman in eastern Ukraine.
Over the weekend, at least seven more Ukrainian civilians, including a teenager, were killed in Russian attacks.
Trump berated Zelensky for allegedly not wanting to engage in diplomacy with Putin, who has repeatedly violated earlier agreements, launched an unprovoked invasion of Ukraine and is overseeing the killing of Ukrainian civilians on daily basis.
Speaking in front of the cameras on Friday, Trump criticized Zelensky for “the hatred he’s got for Putin” and accused him of not wanting a peace, a suggestion Zelensky rejected.
Zelensky reiterated his point on Monday, pointing out that Russia had continued to strike civilian targets over the past week.
“Those who seek negotiations do not deliberately strike civilians with ballistic missiles. To force Russia to stop its attacks, we need greater collective strength from the world,” he said in a statement.
“Ukraine is fighting for the normal and safe life it deserves, for a just and reliable peace. We want this war to end. But Russia does not, and (it) continues its aerial terror,” he added.
Credit: cnn.com
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