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.

President Donald Trump announced he will speak separately with Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Monday to push for a Ukraine ceasefire. He called the war a "bloodbath" and expressed hope for peace.

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.