Russia’s attack on the Ukrainian border city of Sumy has placed unwelcome emphasis on just how little fruit the White House’s relentless pursuit of diplomacy has borne.

In Sumy, a city already obliterated by conflict, a devastating missile strike killed at least 32 - including two children - as Russian despot Vladimir Putin stands accused of needlessly prolonging the bloody three-year war with Ukraine.

In the aftermath of the strike, Volodymyr Zelenskiy called on the U.S. and Europe to get tough on Russia in response to what he described as terrorism.

European officials have condemned Russia’s deadly missile attack k on Ukraine’s Sumy that killed and wounded scores.

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US President Donald Trump has made it clear that he wants the war in Ukraine to end, even if it means further territorial loses for Kyiv. Here is what people living in these territories have to say about it.