President Volodymyr Zelensky reacted on April 17 to U.S. President Donald Trump’s characterization of a deadly Russian missile strike on Sumy as a “mistake,” pointing to the deliberate nature of the strike that killed at least 35 civilians.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has stated that Russia’s missile strike on central Sumy, which killed dozens of civilians, cannot in any way be described as a mistake, as US President Donald Trump had claimed.

Russia’s attack on the Ukrainian border city of Sumy has placed unwelcome emphasis on just how little fruit the White House’s relentless pursuit of diplomacy has borne.