Zelenskyy calls for a European air defense system as Russian strike wounds 13

Russian forces bombarded the southern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia with rockets overnight, wounding 20 people, including four children, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Tuesday as he urged European leaders to make the continent safe by building an ambitious air defense umbrella.

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With the war grinding on since Russia's full-scale invasion of its neighbor more than3’ yearsago, there has been no letup in Russian strikes on civilian areas of Ukraine and itsarmy’s push on the roughly 1,000-kilometer (620-mile) front line.

A settlement to end the war appears to be no closer despite months of U.S.-led peace efforts. US. President Donald Trump’.ultimatums and deadlines for Putin toen-gage with proposals to stop the fighting have passed without obvious consequences.