Trump Says Russia Has Been 'Fine On Ukraine' Hours After Missile Kills Ukrainian Child

Donald Trump claimed that Vladimir Putin’s regime “has been fine on Ukraine” on the same day a Russian missile killed a little child in a park.

The US president insisted Moscow has not “been doing much” as he once again cosied up to Putin.

Speaking outside the White House on Monday, Trump was asked if he would take part in tri-lateral talks with the Russian president and Chinese leader Xi Jinping to end the war in Ukraine.

He said: “I would do it. Not so much for Ukraine, because Russia, frankly, has been fine on Ukraine, they haven’t been doing much. We would have it to talk about nuclear weapons and de-nuclearisation.”

But hours earlier, Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy revealed that six people, including children, were killed when a Russian missile hit a park in the Kharkiv region.

He said: “A little girl was killed in a stroller – her name was Angelina, she was just over a year old, born in August 2025… Her mother’s name was Inna. She died in the hospital… Another girl who was killed was 11 years old. My condolences to their families and loved ones. Another 14 people were injured, including six more children.”

Zelenskyy also took a thinly-veiled swipe at Trump, who in the past week has struck a deal to buy diesel from Russia, and waived sanctions which had been due to be imposed on the country.

He said: “You can’t think about making money with Russia as long as it continues its asinine war. We ask that sanctions on Russia stay in place as long as the killings continue.

“We ask America to be strong ... We ask Europe to continue its support. We ask that everything possible be done to bring peace and guarantee security.

“Ukraine wants peace. It is Russia that has insisted on continuing the killing all this time. The world has enough strength to stop the war. That strength must finally be used – against the murderers.”

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