Russia launched a wave of deadly attacks against Kyiv early Thursday, hours after US President Donald Trump accused his Ukrainian counterpart of harming peace talks in a fresh tirade against Volodymyr Zelensky.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump chided Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Wednesday for saying Ukraine would not recognize Russia's occupation of Crimea, which he called an inflammatory statement that will make a peace deal with Russia harder to achieve.

Vice President JD Vance has issued an ultimatum to Ukraine and Russia over America's peace proposal to end the war. "It's time for them to either say yes or for the United States to walk away from this process,

Vice President JD Vance said it was time for Kyiv and Moscow to accept the Trump administration's ideas for how to end the war in Ukraine or Washington would walk away from peace negotiations.