Putin chooses ballistics over steps toward peace – Zelensky

He said this in his nightly video address, Ukrinform reports.

"This strike clearly demonstrates that Russia's goals have not changed. They want to keep fighting. They are targeting not only our people, not only our cities and communities. Russia is now striking everyone in the world who seeks peace. This is a strike on Ukraine. This is a strike on Europe. It is also a strike by Russia against President Trump and other global actors. In Washington, we've heard that Putin is supposedly ready to end the war — ready for a leaders' meeting and to resolve key issues. But instead, he chooses ballistics over any real steps toward peace. He kills children just to avoid talking about when and how peace will come. The problem is that he has no fear of attacking even those leaders to whom he makes promises," Zelensky said.

He stressed that the world must deliver a clear response to Russia's strikes, including new sanctions against those who sponsor the war.

Zelensky also expressed his condolences to the families and loved ones of those killed in Russia's August 28 attack on Kyiv.

In the early hours of August 28, the Russian army launched a combined missile-and-drone strike on Kyiv, causing a series of explosions. Significant destruction was recorded in the Shevchenkivskyi, Holosiivskyi, Darnytskyi, Dniprovskyi, and Desnianskyi districts.

The death toll from the attack in Kyiv has risen to 19 people, and up to ten more people may still be trapped under the rubble.