It seems to be finally dawning on President Donald Trump what Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky tried to tell him in that infamous Feb. 28 meeting in the Oval Office, namely that Russian President Vladimir Putin has no genuine interest in pursuing peace talks.

A record 539 drone and 11 missile strikes hit Kyiv hours after a phone call between the U.S. and Russian presidents.

President Trump spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin over the phone on Thursday, in the two leaders’ first conversation since the U.S. paused a series of weapons shipments for Ukraine.Trump urged Putin to quickly end the war in Ukraine but the Russian president refused,