WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Sunday said a Russian strike on the Ukrainian city of Sumy that killed at least 34 people was \u201ca horrible thing.\u201d
\n\u201cI think it was terrible. And I was told they made a mistake. But I think it\u2019s a horrible thing. I think the whole war is a horrible thing,\u201d Trump told reporters on board Air Force One while headed back to Washington.
\nAsked to clarify what he meant by a \u201cmistake,\u201d Trump said that \u201cthey made a mistake… you\u2019re gonna ask them\u201d \u2014 without specifying who or what he meant.
\nThe American leader\u2019s National Security Council (NSC) had earlier Sunday called the Russian strike \u201ca clear and stark reminder of why President Donald Trump\u2019s efforts to try and end this terrible war comes at a crucial time.\u201d<\/p>\n
Neither Trump nor the White House named Moscow as the perpetrator of the attack, though Secretary of State Marco Rubio earlier offered condolences to the \u201cvictims of today\u2019s horrifying Russian missile attack on Sumy.\u201d
\nThe Sumy strike came two days after US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff traveled to Russia to meet President Vladimir Putin and push Trump\u2019s efforts to end the war.
\nZelensky on Sunday urged the US president to visit his country to better understand the devastation wrought by Russia\u2019s invasion.
\n\u201cPlease, before any kind of decisions, any kind of forms of negotiations, come to see people, civilians, warriors, hospitals, churches, children destroyed or dead,\u201d the Ukrainian leader said in an interview broadcast on US network CBS.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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