Russia’s attack on the Ukrainian border city of Sumy has placed unwelcome emphasis on just how little fruit the White House’s relentless pursuit of diplomacy has borne.

Posting on his Telegram channel, President Zelensky says Russia hit the centre of Sumy "on the day when people go to church – Palm Sunday, the feast of the Lord's Entry into Jerusalem". "The United States,

In the aftermath of the strike, Volodymyr Zelenskiy called on the U.S. and Europe to get tough on Russia in response to what he described as terrorism.