Almost 300 assault drones and nearly 70 missiles — together with ballistic missiles — had been fired in a single day, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated on X.
The Russian airstrikes got here regardless of a diplomatic breakthrough, as the 2 sides on Friday began the most important POW trade since Russian President Vladimir Putin launched his full-scale invasion in 2022.
U.S. President Donald Trump praised the prisoner swap, posting on Fact Social: “Congratulations to each side on this negotiation. This might result in one thing large???” — despite the fact that the trade had not but began when Trump posted his message.
“[Trump] needed to be the primary to interrupt the information about it,” a Ukrainian official advised POLITICO on situation of anonymity. Ukraine’s Protection Minister Rustem Umerov thanked Trump for his involvement, as Kyiv continues to be attempting to maintain the U.S. president engaged in efforts to dealer peace in Ukraine.
In the meantime, Trump and Putin held a two-hour name final week to debate a U.S.-proposed 30-day ceasefire. Trump referred to as the talks “very profitable,” however Putin has to date solely agreed to discover a nonbinding “memorandum” outlining potential peace phrases.
Zelenskyy on Sunday condemned the in a single day strikes and urged worldwide allies to step up stress on Moscow to finish the battle.
