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Ukraine calls for ‘maximum pressure' on Russia after latest attack

Ukraine calls for ‘maximum pressure' on Russia after latest attack

Al Arabiyaa day ago
Ukraine's foreign minister called on Thursday for utmost pressure to be applied on Moscow, after the latest strike by Russia left six people dead in the Ukrainian capital.
US 'President (Donald) Trump has been very generous and very patient with (Russian President Vladimir) Putin, trying to find a solution', Andrii Sybiha wrote on X.
Putin 'does not care about any attempts to put an end to the killing. He only seeks to destroy and kill... It's time to make him feel the pain and consequences of his choices. It's time to put maximum pressure on Moscow', he said.
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