Deadliest Strike of the Year Hits Ukraine—Zelenskyy Urges Trump to Visit
Civilian casualties mount as Trump calls Russian attack a “mistake” and blames Biden for the war.
On Sunday, at least 34 people were killed and over 100 injured in a Russian missile strike on the northern Ukrainian city of Sumy—the deadliest attack of the year.
Ukrainian officials said the missiles hit residential areas, a university, and a street crowded with civilians. Two children were among the dead, and the attack left bodies in the streets on Palm Sunday. (WSJ)
Trump Calls Strike a “Mistake,” Blames Biden For War
President Trump called the strike “a horrible thing” but added, “I was told [Russia] made a mistake.” (AP)
On Truth Social, he wrote, “I HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THIS WAR, BUT AM WORKING DILIGENTLY TO GET THE DEATH AND DESTRUCTION TO STOP,” while labeling it “Biden’s war.” (Truth Social)
Zelenskyy to Trump: Come and See
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged Trump to visit Ukraine before resuming peace talks with Moscow. “Please, before any kind of decisions, any kinds of formats of negotiations, come to see people, civilians, warriors, hospitals, churches, children—destroyed or dead,” he said to CBS in an interview aired Sunday. (BBC)
Western Leaders Comdemn Moscow
France and Germany condemned the Sumy strike and called for more sanctions on Russia and advanced weaponry for Ukraine. Germany’s incoming chancellor, Friedrich Merz, called the attack “a serious war crime.” (AP)
Poland’s Foreign Minister Radek Sikorski called the attack “Russia’s mocking answer” to Kyiv’s acceptance of a U.S.-backed cease-fire.
“I hope that President Trump, the U.S. administration, see that the leader of Russia is mocking their goodwill, and I hope the right decisions are taken,” Sikorski said Monday in Luxembourg. (The Independent)
With Bombs Still Falling, What’s Next?
Zelenskyy said Russia has launched nearly 2,800 aerial bombs in April alone; meanwhile the civilian death toll since 2022 is nearing 13,000, with potentially thousands more uncounted.
As President Trump courts negotiations, Kyiv warns peace talks without accountability will only embolden Putin. (WSJ)
Was this attack by Moscow simply a “mistake”, as President Trump claims, or does it signal a deeper challenge for peace talks? Share your thoughts in the comments.
Put the moron who started it right in the bullseye