Zelenskyy urges US support after Trump accuses him of prolonging war

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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.


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