Ukraine’s European allies strongly condemned the attack. U.K. Foreign Secretary David Lammy said that he was “appalled” by it. “If Putin is serious about peace, Russia must agree to a full and immediate ceasefire, as Ukraine has done,” he wrote on X.

In a post on Truth Social, Trump revealed plans for back-to-back calls aimed at halting the “bloodbath” that he claims is costing over 5,000 lives each week — an initiative he hopes will yield a ceasefire in what he described as a “very violent war.

In an effort to halt the escalating violence, President Trump plans separate discussions with Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelenskyy this week.