Ukrainian Prime Minister Yuliia Svyrydenko (L) and Ukrainian Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko (R) walk in the yard of an apartment building heavily damaged after a Russian strike on a residential neighbourhood in Kyiv, Ukraine, on May 15, 2026. Evgeniy Maloletka/AP Photo
U.S. President Donald Trump has suggested that a deadly Russian missile strike on an apartment block in Kyiv might impact the progression of a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine.
Speaking to reporters on May 15 aboard Air Force One on his return from a state visit to Beijing, Trump said he had discussed Ukraine with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, saying that it was a conflict that “we'd like to see settled.”
Victoria Friedman is a UK-based journalist covering a wide range of international stories, with a particular interest in technology, eastern Europe, and defense.
