KYIV: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday called for pressure on Russia to come to the negotiating table, after an overnight drone strike on the city of Odesa killed two and wounded 15.
“We need further pressure on Russia to force it to be quiet and to negotiate. The more effective the sanctions are, the more incentives Russia will have to end the war,” Zelensky said on Telegram.
Apart from Odesa, Russia launched a barrage of 170 drones targeting the cities of Kyiv, Sumy, Kropyvnytsky and the regions of Kharkiv and Cherkasy, Zelensky said, adding that Moscow was “ignoring” Washington’s call for an unconditional ceasefire.