Ukraine bemoans US betrayal after Russia unprecedented raid

Ukraine has criticized the lack of response from American diplomats following an unprecedented Russian assault over the weekend that killed 12 people.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy condemned Washington’s inaction after 298 drones and 69 missiles were launched across Ukraine.

“The silence of America, the silence of others in the world only encourages Putin. Every such terrorist Russian strike is reason enough for new sanctions against Russia,” Zelenskyy wrote on Telegram.

The attack came just days after Ukraine and Russia exchanged 1,000 prisoners. On the European side, European Commission Vice President Kaja Kallas called on the international community to step up pressure on the Kremlin to help end the war.

“Last night’s attacks again show Russia bent on more suffering and the annihilation of Ukraine. Devastating to see children among innocent victims harmed and killed… We need the strongest international pressure on Russia to stop this war,” she posted on X.

A response from the U.S. finally came via Special Envoy Keith Kellogg, who wrote on X: “The indiscriminate killing of women and children at night in their homes is a clear violation of the 1977 Geneva peace protocols designed to protect innocents. These attacks are shameful. Stop the killing. Ceasefire now.”

(QG - Source: The Guardian  — Picture : © Unsplash)