Ukraine, unprecedented Russian attack with 800 drones. Trump: ready for new sanctions against Moscow
Government building in Kiev hit. Two casualties. "The roof and upper floors were damaged due to an enemy attack. Rescuers are putting out the fire," the premier wrote on Telegram
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US President Donald Trump said he was ready for a new round of sanctions against Russia, but without giving details or indicating a possible timeline. Asked by reporters at the White House about the possibility of a 'second step' in economic restrictions on the Kremlin - which continues to lag behind schedule and peace efforts - Trump replied simply: 'Yes, I'm ready'. No further comment on the subject followed from the president, leaving open questions about the modalities and scope of any new sanctions.
A few hours earlier, during an interview with Nbc News, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent had stated that the US is ready to work with the European Union to impose further sanctions on countries that buy Russian oil in an attempt to 'bring down' Moscow's economy. "We are ready to increase the pressure on Russia, but we need our European partners to follow," Bessent said. "The duel at this point," the US Treasury secretary stressed, "is between how long the Ukrainian military can hold out and how long the Russian economy can hold out. If the EU and the US 'impose more secondary sanctions, the Russian economy will collapse and that will bring Putin to the negotiating table'.
Unprecedented Russian attack with 800 drones
Meanwhile, last night Russia launched an offensive against Ukraine with over 800 drones and a dozen missiles, the largest such attack since the beginning of the conflict. Moscow forces struck the main building of the Ukrainian government in Kiev for the first time. According to the State Emergency Service, the attack left at least two people dead and some twenty injured.
"Tonight Russia attacked Ukraine again. Under fire were Kiev, Kryvyi Rih, Dnipro, Kremenchuk and Odessa. For the first time, a government building was hit and damaged by an enemy attack,' Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko wrote on official social channels, showing photos of the fire and stressing that 'the buildings will be restored, but the lives lost cannot be returned. The enemy terrorises and kills our people all over the country every day. The world must respond to this destruction not only in words, but in deeds'.
The roof and upper floors of the Ukrainian Council of Ministers building, the seat of government in Kiev, have been damaged by the Russian attack, Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko said. "The roof and upper floors have been damaged due to an enemy attack. Rescuers are putting out the fire," the premier wrote on Telegram.
