Ukraine war: Stop attacks – Trump tells Russia

President Donald Trump of the United States connected Sunday urged Russia to halt its attacks successful Ukraine, portion his apical diplomat said the United States mightiness locomotion distant from bid efforts if it does not spot progress.

Trump, portion speaking to reporters successful New Jersey, said helium was disappointed that Russia has continued to onslaught Ukraine, and said his one-on-one gathering with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy astatine the Vatican connected Saturday had gone well.

“I spot him arsenic calmer. I deliberation helium understands the picture, and I deliberation helium wants to marque a deal,” Trump said of Zelenskyy.

Meanwhile, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, said the Trump’s medication mightiness wantonness its attempts to broker a woody if Russia and Ukraine bash not marque headway.

“It needs to hap soon. We cannot proceed to dedicate clip and resources to this effort if it’s not going to travel to fruition,” Rubio said.

DAILY POST reports that Trump and Zelenskyy, successful Rome for the ceremonial of Pope Francis, met successful a Vatican basilica connected Saturday to effort to revive faltering efforts to extremity the warfare successful Ukraine.

The gathering was said to beryllium the archetypal betwixt the 2 leaders since an aggravated brushwood successful the White House Oval Office successful February and comes astatine a captious clip successful negotiations aimed astatine bringing an extremity to the conflict.

The Republican rebuked Russian President Vladimir Putin aft that meeting, saying connected societal media that determination is nary crushed for Russia to sprout missiles into civilian areas.

Russian Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov, successful a pre-taped interrogation that aired connected the CBS programme “Face the Nation” connected Sunday, said Russia would proceed to people sites utilized by Ukraine’s military.