Russia Strikes Ukraine Ahead of Trump-Zelenskiy Summit

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Russian forces carried out new strikes across the country on Friday, including an assault in eastern Ukraine, just hours before his scheduled summit with U.S. President Donald Trump in Alaska. Zelenskiy told reporters there were “no signals from Moscow to stop the war,” describing the latest barrage as a failed attempt by the Kremlin to project strength ahead of the talks. He added that the attacks did not achieve their military objectives. The Trump-Zelenskiy meeting, expected to take place this weekend, aims to explore prospects for a cease-fire and additional U.S. security assistance. The renewed violence underscores the hurdles facing diplomats more than three years into Russia’s full-scale invasion.