Zelenskyy urges US support after Trump accuses him of prolonging war
President Donald Trump accused Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of not wanting to end the war with Russia, intensifying tensions between the two leaders as Trump pushes for a peace deal. Zelenskyy spoke with US officials Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner while Russia and Ukraine exchanged strikes on energy infrastructure, including a major Ukrainian drone attack on St. Petersburg that killed one person and left thousands without power in Ukraine. Trump has blocked new sanctions on Russia and struck a diesel deal with Moscow, raising European fears of a US tilt toward Russia, while Zelenskyy urged Washington to maintain support and warned that formal backing of Russia would be a historic mistake.