Trump Threatens Russia With Sanctions After Biggest Aerial Attack On Ukraine

Trump Warns Russia Of New Sanctions After Massive Aerial Assault On Ukraine

US President Donald Trump on Sunday threatened to impose fresh sanctions on Russia after Moscow launched its largest-ever aerial barrage against Ukraine.

Russian missiles and drones pounded Ukrainian cities early Sunday, killing at least four people and igniting fires at government offices in Kyiv. Flames engulfed part of the Cabinet of Ministers complex, marking the first direct strike on the site since the war began three and a half years ago.

Speaking to reporters after the attack, Trump said he was “not happy with the whole situation” and signaled readiness to advance new sanctions on Moscow. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky urged a “strong” US response, warning that Russian President Vladimir Putin was “testing the world.”

According to Ukraine’s air force, Russia fired a record 810 drones and 13 missiles in the overnight assault. Drone strikes also damaged several high-rise buildings in Kyiv, while other attacks left dozens injured across the east and southeast. Among the wounded was a 24-year-old pregnant woman who gave birth prematurely; doctors are fighting to save both lives.

Russia, denying it targeted civilians, claimed it struck only a plant and logistics hub in Kyiv. The Kremlin insisted “no strikes were carried out on other targets within the boundaries of Kyiv.”

International condemnation was swift. French President Emmanuel Macron called the attack proof that Russia was sinking “deeper into war and terror.” UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer described the strikes as “cowardly,” and EU chief Ursula von der Leyen accused Moscow of “mocking diplomacy.”

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Washington could escalate economic pressure by imposing tariffs on nations that continue to buy Russian oil, warning that “the Russian economy will be in full collapse” if sanctions tighten further.

Meanwhile, over two dozen European countries signaled readiness to oversee a future peace deal, with some even open to deploying troops on the ground—an idea Putin has rejected as a “legitimate target.”

Despite recent US-led efforts to negotiate a ceasefire, Russia has intensified its offensive and now controls about 20 percent of Ukraine. The war, Europe’s deadliest since World War II, has killed tens of thousands and displaced millions.