Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky criticized the U.S. for its muted reaction to a Russian missile strike that killed at least 18, including nine children, highlighting the simmering tensions as President Trump seeks to placate Russia as part of efforts to end the war.

Ukraine officials have said that children were killed in a Russian attack on Kryvyi Rih, as the death toll soared to 19 overnight.Nine children were killed in the attack on president Volodymyr Zelensky’s home city,

A Russian missile strike on the Ukrainian president’s home city of Kryvyi Rih on Friday killed at least 19 people, including six children, one of the deadliest strikes this year in a conflict that shows no sign of a swift end despite a push for peace by the Trump administration.

The Trump administration says it will soon be clear if Russia's Vladimir Putin really wants a peace deal in Ukraine, as France and Britain accuse him of playing for time.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio revealed on Friday that he had met with an envoy for President Vladimir Putin this week and sent him back to Moscow with a message: the clock is ticking on when there needs to be a breakthrough in the peace talks to end the Ukraine war.

Britain and France have accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of dragging his feet over Ukraine ceasefire talks and ramped up pressure on Moscow by insisting that he owes the United States an immed