Zelenskyy urges backing for new U.S. sanctions on Russia after Trump halts them

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged supporters to defend new U.S. sanctions against Russia after President Donald Trump signed an executive order pausing the package, raising fears Ukraine could face escalating assaults as winter approaches. Russian attacks overnight killed at least four people, including an ambulance driver, and wounded dozens, while Ukrainian drones killed a woman in Russia's Belgorod region and disrupted flights at Moscow airports. Zelenskyy called the pause unfortunate but avoided direct criticism of Trump, praising bipartisan support for the legislation and warning that blocking it would encourage Russia to continue killing. The sanctions bill, named after late Sen. Lindsey Graham, targeted Russian officials, banks, and a shadow tanker fleet, and Trump had signed it last month before pausing it two days before its implementation deadline. Critics, including Sen. Richard Blumenthal, accused Trump of "sucking up to Vladimir Putin," while Zelenskyy noted Moscow launched a massive strike on over 15 Ukrainian energy sites overnight.