Ukraine’s President Vladimir Zelensky has renewed his call for a direct meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, insisting this is essential fo

A face-to-face meeting between the Ukrainian and Russian leaders is needed "to truly ensure a lasting peace," Zelensky said late on Saturday.

Russia was forced to temporarily shutdown all four major airports in Moscow after Ukraine fired more than 230 drones over the weekend, officials said.

The White House played down reports of a private call.

Trump wanted to "make them feel the pain," as he put it on the July 4 call, the Financial Times reported, and force Russia into peace negotiations. Zelensky said Ukraine could hit the cities if the U.S. supplied the weapons, per the Post.

President Trump privately questioned Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky about whether Kyiv could blast Moscow and St Petersburg if needed to make Russians “feel the pain” and come to the

President Donald Trump cautioned Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky against launching direct military strikes against the Russian capital.