The president’s comments came after he said Crimea “will stay with Russia,” a position backed by the mayor of Kyiv, who conceded that his country may have to give up territory.

The United States is continuing attempts to broker a peace between Russia and Ukraine. Russia continued overnight attacks on Ukraine after Pres. Donald Trump told Vladimir Putin to stop.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the latest ballistic missile that hit Ukraine”s capital city, killing at least 12 people, was manufactured in North Korea. The attack in Kyiv on Thursday was one of the most brutal bombardments on Ukraine’s major cities since 2022,