{"id":133752,"date":"2025-04-15T05:06:29","date_gmt":"2025-04-15T05:06:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/millions-dead-because-of-three-people-trump-claims-as-he-points-finger-at-putin-biden-and-zelenskyy-for-war-sky-news\/"},"modified":"2025-04-15T05:06:29","modified_gmt":"2025-04-15T05:06:29","slug":"millions-dead-because-of-three-people-trump-claims-as-he-points-finger-at-putin-biden-and-zelenskyy-for-war-sky-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/millions-dead-because-of-three-people-trump-claims-as-he-points-finger-at-putin-biden-and-zelenskyy-for-war-sky-news\/","title":{"rendered":"&#039;Millions dead because of three people&#039;, Trump claims &#8211; as he points finger at Putin, Biden and Zelenskyy for war &#8211; Sky News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Donald Trump has blamed Vladimir Putin, Joe Biden and Volodymyr Zelenskyy for the war in Ukraine. It comes after Russia tried to explain a deadly attack on the Ukrainian city of Sumy yesterday. Trump says the strike was a &#8220;mistake&#8221;. Follow the latest below.<br \/>Monday 14 April 2025 22:53, UK<br \/>Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/author\/michael-clarke-949\" target=\"_blank\">Security and defence analyst Michael Clarke<\/a>&nbsp;is back on Wednesday for his regular Q&amp;A on the Ukraine war.<br \/>Submit your questions in the box at the top of the page.&nbsp;<br \/>We&#8217;ll be back tomorrow with more updates from the conflict.<br \/>In the meantime, here&#8217;s a recap of the biggest news from today:<br \/>These pictures show the damage caused by a Russian drone attack in the Black Sea port of Odesa.<br \/>President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said seven people had been injured.<br \/>He said it was a Shahed attack, using miniature aircraft designed in Iran.<br \/>Last week, Volodymyr Zelenskyy said two Chinese citizens had been captured while fighting in eastern Ukraine.<br \/>The Ukrainian president said his forces had fought six Chinese soldiers, and two of them had been taken prisoner.&nbsp;<br \/>Now, those two have given a press conference.<br \/>They touch on the role of TikTok posts in recruitment, the rewards on offer and how many other Chinese fighters they knew of in Ukraine.<br \/>Here are some of the answers they gave:<br \/>Russia is &#8220;openly refusing to cease fire&#8221; and is &#8220;not afraid&#8221;, Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said.<br \/>In a video address released on X, the Ukrainian president said Vladimir Putin &#8220;remains focused on continuing the war&#8221;.<br \/>He also claimed that Russian state propagandists are &#8220;preparing their audience for the idea that diplomacy will not bring any results&#8221;.<br \/>He added: &#8220;There is only one reason for this \u2013 in Moscow, they are not afraid.&nbsp;<br \/>&#8220;If there is not enough pressure on Russia, they will keep doing what they are used to \u2013 they will keep waging war.<br \/>&#8220;We all want this to end. Peace is needed \u2013 and it must be lasting.&#8221;<br \/>Three civilians were killed in Russia&#8217;s Kursk region after a Ukrainian drone attack, the area&#8217;s governor has said.<br \/>Alexander Khinshtein said the fatalities occurred in the villages of Giryi and Zolotaryovka.<br \/>He made the comments on his Telegram account.<br \/>Ukraine&#8217;s air force says Sumy has been targeted by a Russian missile and&nbsp;guided bombs, after an attack in the city on Sunday morning killed 35 people.<br \/>Public broadcaster Suspilne said there has been an explosion in the city.<br \/>Local officials said the missile strike was on the outskirts of the city and reported no casualties&nbsp;<br \/>Earlier, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said 38 people were still receiving medical treatment following the attack yesterday, including nine children (2.50pm post).<br \/>Eleven people, including three children, were in a critical condition, the leader said on X.<br \/>The city is close to the Russian border in northeastern Ukraine.<br \/>New tech, including Ukrainian-made drones and unmanned vehicles, were on display at an undisclosed location in Ukraine.<br \/>Kyiv has been forced to innovate in the three years it has been at war with Russia.<br \/>The attack has left at least 34 people dead and more than 100 injured, adding to the ongoing humanitarian crisis in the region.&nbsp;<br \/>To shed further light on the attack and its wider implications, Sky&#8217;s Michael Clarke delivers a detailed analysis.<br \/>Ukraine&#8217;s defence ministry says its Lithuanian counterpart has provided \u20ac10m (\u00a38.6m) for the &#8220;production of advanced Ukrainian long-range weaponry&#8221;.<br \/>It says such weapons are &#8220;already proving effective on the battlefield &#8211; enhancing our range, precision, and power&#8221;.<br \/>The ministry describes the money as a &#8220;strategic investment in Ukraine&#8217;s strength, our independence, and the security of all of Europe&#8221;.<br \/>It adds: &#8220;We are grateful to the government and people of Lithuania for their steadfast support, strategic vision, and real contribution to our victory.&#8221;<br \/>Russia has accused Germany of taking a position that could lead to an escalation of the war in Ukraine.&nbsp;<br \/>Friedrich Merz, due to take office as German chancellor next month, has suggested his country could provide Kyiv with Taurus long-range missiles.<br \/>Asked by German public broadcaster ARD if he would supply the weapons, Merz said he would consider that if it were part of a wider package of support agreed with European allies.&nbsp;<br \/>&#8220;This must be jointly agreed,&#8221; he said. &#8220;And if it&#8217;s agreed, then Germany should take part.&#8221;&nbsp;<br \/>In response, Dmitry Peskov, the Kremlin&#8217;s spokesman, claimed that Merz&#8217;s comments showed he advocated a &#8220;tougher position&#8221; which would &#8220;inevitably lead only to a further escalation of the situation around Ukraine&#8221;. <br \/>He added: &#8220;Unfortunately, it&#8217;s true that European capitals are not inclined to look for ways to reach peace talks, but are rather inclined to further instigate the continuation of the war.&#8221;<br \/>Be the first to get <span>Breaking News<\/span><br \/>Install the Sky News app for free<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/rss\/articles\/CBMipwFBVV95cUxQdXlFRGQ3YzBpWlZ2MVdSR2FBSk9KekFDdlRxNkFXRlR3cEFjNHlIN0ZZajBYQklqS0d1NmxPaFExWWQzSkxfVk5fMzRBX1lhdjVLYmVaQlVUMktZd09PSGMyRkU2U0ZUQUZVbHZNYkQ0dGVKSDBZSS1BbVZSSVBMVE94ZVhvdzVRUFVNZjlYalRoNkVuWXFUU0x5OVVYc2VubTlNNUxVcw?oc=5\">source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Donald Trump has blamed Vladimir Putin, Joe Biden and Volodymyr Zelenskyy for the war in Ukraine. It comes after Russia tried to explain a deadly attack on the Ukrainian city of Sumy yesterday. Trump says the strike was a &#8220;mistake&#8221;. 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