President Donald Trump wants a peace deal to end the “senseless killing” in Ukraine, a US official has said after a massive Russian barrage on Kiev killed at least 21 people.
“President Trump has a humanitarian heart and wants this war settled so the senseless killing ends,” the US official told AFP on Thursday in response to a query on the Russian attack.
“The President and his team have worked very hard to end the war between Russia and Ukraine, and he remains optimistic that we’ll ultimately get a peace deal done.”
Kiev and Moscow both vowed fresh assaults in the four-year war after the huge overnight barrage, which tore open apartment buildings in the Ukrainian capital and sent tens of thousands to shelters.
Trump said before his return to office last year that he could solve the Ukraine war within 24 hours, but US efforts to broker a ceasefire between Moscow and Kiev have so far failed.
