Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has referred to as for stronger worldwide sanctions on Russia after a lethal assault on Kyiv killed at the least 31 folks.
Zelensky mentioned 5 kids – the youngest aged two – have been among the many useless and 159 folks – together with 16 kids – had been wounded within the assault on the Ukrainian capital on Thursday.
“Regardless of how a lot the Kremlin denies their effectiveness, sanctions do work – they usually should be strengthened,” he mentioned.
Kyiv noticed a day of mourning after the assault collapsed an condo block and broken a hospital, faculty, nursery and college.
Russia launched greater than 300 drones and eight cruise missiles in Thursday’s assault, Ukraine’s air power mentioned. The assault was one of many deadliest Kyiv has skilled since Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a large-scale invasion in February 2022.
US President Donald Trump condemned Russia’s actions in Ukraine and urged new sanctions towards Moscow have been coming.
“Russia, I believe it is disgusting what they’re doing. I believe it is disgusting,” he informed journalists.
In July, Trump mentioned Putin had 50 days to finish the warfare, or Russia would face extreme tariffs concentrating on its oil and different exports.
On Monday, Trump set a brand new “10 or 12” day deadline. He later set a brand new deadline, which might expire on 8 August.
Senior US diplomat John Kelley informed the UN Safety Council on Thursday that Russia and Ukraine “should negotiate a ceasefire and sturdy peace”.
“It’s time to make a deal,” he mentioned.
Ukrainian officers on Friday mentioned Kyiv had obtained “constructive alerts” from the US about potential new sanctions, notably concentrating on Russian oil and secondary markets.
Ukrainian International Minister Andrii Sybiha mentioned Trump has been “beneficiant and affected person”, however that “now’s the time to place most strain on Moscow”.
In the meantime, Germany pledged on Friday to ship two extra US-made Patriot air defence methods within the coming days.
Zelensky mentioned in July alone, Russia launched greater than 5,100 glide bombs, 3,800 Shahed drones, and 260 missiles, together with 128 ballistic.
“Day by day issues,” he mentioned. “This could solely be stopped by means of joint efforts – by America, Europe, and different world actors.”
