Trump blames Zelensky for starting war day after massive Russian attack

The US president apportioned blame to Ukraine's leader hours after the deadliest strike on civilians this year.

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The US president said Ukraine's leader shared the blame with Russian President Vladimir Putin for the "millions of people dead" in the conflict.

"You don't start a war against someone 20 times your size and then hope that people give you some missiles," he said at the White House on Monday.

His comments followed Russia's strike on Sumy on Sunday - the deadliest attack on civilians this year. Moscow also hit the city's outskirts on Monday night.

BBC visits scene of destruction in Sumy after Russian attackNato's secretary general Mark Rutte went to Ukraine on Tuesday in a show of solidarity with Kyiv following the missile strikes.

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