Trump renews Russia-Ukraine peace push, urges Zelensky, Putin to settle

…said Russia had intensified attacks across the country, including strikes on residential areas. “It is essential that our partners not forget: Russia is escalating every single day,” Zelensky wrote on Saturday. “ If the Russians have chosen to make their strikes even more brutal, the world must choose stronger responses to keep the war from spreading further. ” Two women were killed after becoming trapped beneath the rubble of a home in Zaporizhzhia, according to the region's military administration. A separate Russian attack on Sumy also killed two people, local officials…

…to Zelensky. Trump said 25,000 people had died in the war last month, following what he described as 32,000 deaths the previous month and 33,000 two months earlier. He said most of those killed were soldiers. “ Last month, 25,000 people died. Months before that, 32,000 people died, mostly soldiers… What a shame, ” Trump said. Trump said he wanted Zelensky and Putin to reach an agreement rather than continue the fighting. Trump had earlier said after his meeting with Zelensky that Russia and Ukraine were moving towards an…