The accusation comes after the deadliest summer of fighting since Russia launched its invasion in 2022. Russian strikes killed four people across Ukraine on Saturday, officials said, while Ukraine kept hitting Russian oil refineries and industrial sites with long-range drones. Both sides have escalated attacks in recent weeks.
U.S.-led efforts to broker a permanent ceasefire and peace deal have not succeeded. Trump's comment Saturday put fresh pressure on Zelenskyy to negotiate directly with Putin, even as Russia's top diplomat pointed the finger at European governments for standing in the way of talks.
For people in Ukraine, none of this diplomatic back and forth offers relief from what's happening on the ground. The fighting keeps getting worse, even as world leaders trade blame at the UN.
No breakthrough came out of this year's General Assembly session, just more accusations layered on top of a war that keeps getting bloodier.