Trump tells Putin to ‘STOP’ after Russian attack kills 12 in Kyiv

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Trump tells Putin to ‘STOP’ after Russian attack kills 12 in Kyiv

Emergency workers search for victims under the rubble of an apartment building that was destroyed by a Russian missile strike early Thursday in Kyiv. The attack, which killed at least 12 people, was the deadliest on Ukraine’s capital in nearly a year. | Brendan Hoffman / The New York Times

By Yurii Kovalenko, Valentyn Ogirenko and Jeff Mason
reuters

Apr 25, 2025

KYIV/WASHINGTON – Russia pounded Kyiv with missiles and drones on Thursday in its biggest attack on the Ukrainian capital this year, killing at least 12 people and drawing a rare rebuke from U.S. President Donald Trump who told the Russian president, “Vladimir, STOP!”

Trump told reporters at the White House that his administration was applying “a lot of pressure” on Russia and reiterated his displeasure with the attack.

But he said significant progress had been made in peace negotiations and the Kremlin had made a “pretty big concession” by being open to “stopping the war, stopping taking the whole country,” referring to Ukraine.