Russia focused Ukraine, and regardless of its greatest single-drone assault, President Donald Trump focused a name with Putin hours in the past about ending the struggle.
Russia fired a complete of 273 explosive drones and decoys focusing on Ukraine’s Kiev, Dnipropetrovsk and Donetsk areas on Sunday, in response to the Ukrainian Air Force. Of them, 88 have been intercepted, 128 have been misplaced, and probably electronically packed.
The barrage was the biggest drone assault because the begin of a full-scale Russian invasion in February 2022.
He got here after Trump stated he would “discuss on the telephone with Russian President Vladimir Putin at 10am on Monday.”
President Trump cooks with Russian Vladimir Putin on a “nice” telephone name
Firefighters work in a constructing struck by a Russian drone strike exterior Kiev, Ukraine on Sunday, May 18th (Reuters/Valentin Ogilenko)
“The topic of the decision will cease the “blood tub,” killing on common greater than 5,000 Russian and Ukrainian troopers, turning into commerce, commerce,” Trump wrote in Truth Society on Saturday. “After that, I’ll discuss to President Zelensky of Ukraine, then with President Zelensky and varied members of NATO.”
“Hopefully it is a productive day, a ceasefire has come, and this very violent struggle, a struggle that ought to by no means have occurred,” Trump added. “God blesses us all!!!”
Firefighters launched a fireplace following a Russian drone assault within the Kiev area on Sunday, May 18th (Ukrainian emergency providers by way of the AP)
The earlier recognized single drone assault from Russia was the eve of the third anniversary of the struggle through which Russia slammed Ukraine with 267 drones.
Kyiv Regional Gov. Mykola Kalashnyk was killed in a drone assault on Sunday, and three different individuals have been injured, together with a four-year-old baby, the Associated Press reported.
Russian drone assault kills seven individuals in Ukraine earlier than the US
Residents stand subsequent to a home severely broken by a Russian drone strike exterior Kiev on Sunday, May 18th (Reuters/Valentin Ogilenko)
Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio additionally met with Zelensky on Rome Sunday for continued peace talks.
“During the dialogue, we mentioned negotiations in Istanbul with the place the Russians despatched a low-level delegation of non-decisive producers. I reaffirmed that Ukraine is able to interact in actual diplomacy and emphasised that we might share Zelenskyy, sharing Zelenskyy, sharing Zelenskyy on the assembly.
“We additionally touched on Russia, bilateral commerce, defence cooperation, the state of affairs on the battlefield, and the necessity for sanctions on future prisoner exchanges. Pressure is required in opposition to Russia till they desperately need to cease the struggle. And in fact, we spoke about joint measures to realize truthful and sturdy peace,” he continued.
The Ukrainian Air Force stated on Sunday, May 18 that the Russian drone assault was the largest assault they’ve launched since Putin’s invasion of the nation in early 2022 (Ukrainian emergency providers by way of the AP)
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This weekend, world leaders gathered in Rome for Pope Leo XIV’s first Mass held within the Vatican on Sunday. Zelenskyy additionally attended the mass.