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Time now for news with Kent Covington. President Trump is calling on Russia's Vladimir Putin

to suspend deadly attacks in Ukraine for the sake of peace. His remarks come after Russia launched a missile and drone assault

in Kiev and beyond Wednesday night, killing at least 12 people. Trump told reporters,

I didn't like last night. I wasn't happy with it. And we're in the midst of talking peace

and missiles were fired. And I was not happy with it.

His rebuke of Putin was a notable shift with much of his recent criticism aimed at Ukrainian

President Volodymyr Zelensky, and for his part, Zelenskyy said Thursday.

We were attacked. Our territory was occupied.

Tens of thousands of people were killed. Many children and adults buried alive.

And the fact that Ukraine is ready to sit at a negotiations table after a complete ceasefire

with the terrorists that did it all on our land, exclusively on our land, this is a great compromise.

President Trump's remarks came as he hosted another European ally at the White

House. Thank you very much. It's a real honor to have the highly respected, the great prime

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