Zelenskyy urges support 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 sweeping 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, officials said. Zelenskyy called the pause unfortunate, noting it disregarded the Lindsey Graham Act, but he did not directly criticize Trump, instead hoping the U.S. president would push Putin to end the war. Critics, including Senator Richard Blumenthal, said the decision helps Putin and has nothing to do with national security. The move follows Trump's announcement that the U.S. would buy Russian diesel, and comes as Moscow launched a massive strike on over 15 Ukrainian energy sites, while Ukrainian drones killed one in Russia and disrupted flights at Moscow airports.