striking targets including an American-owned electronics plant and injecting further uncertainty into the U.S.-led efforts to end the three-year-old war.

The aerial assault on a part of Ukraine that has largely avoided such focused attacks was one of Russia’s biggest this year and came amid Moscow’s objections to key aspects of proposals that could end the fighting following Russia’s February 2022 invasion of its neighbour.

U.S. President Donald Trump discussed the war with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska last week before hosting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European leaders at the White House on Monday. Trump last month questioned Putin’s commitment to ending the war, saying the Russian leader “talks nice and then he bombs everybody.” n a social media post Thursday, Trump criticised his predecessor, Joe Biden, for not providing Ukraine with more weaponry it needs to “fight back.” “It is very hard, if not impossible, to win a war without attacking an invader’s country,” Trump said. “It’s like a great team in sports that has a fantastic defence, but is not allowed to play offensive. There is no chance of winning! It is like that with Ukraine and Russia.” The White House didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment on whether Trump is weighing any changes to the types of weapons the U.S. will provide to Kyiv. (Jamaica Gleaner)