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Trump calls Zelenskyy after summit as Russia-Ukraine strikes persist

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US President Donald Trump held an extended call withUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during his flight back from the Alaskasummit with Russian President Vladimir Putin, as Russia and Ukraine exchangedfresh overnight strikes.

    White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt reported onSaturday that Trump spent much of the six-hour return aboard Air Force Onespeaking first with Zelenskyy and then with NATO officials, fulfilling hispledge at the joint press conference with Putin.

    Zelenskyy’s office confirmed the call took placeSaturday morning.

    The Alaska summit drew sharp criticism in Ukraine,with the Kyiv Independent calling it “sickening, shameful, and useless” andaccusing Trump of “failing” to enforce his threat of “severe consequences” forMoscow.

    Prominent journalist Kristina Berdinskikh charged thatTrump gave Putin “a king’s welcome” without securing a ceasefire. LawmakerYaroslav Zheleznyak dismissed the meeting as “another grand Americannothingness,” while former MP Mustafa Nayyem branded Trump’s handshake withPutin “a deal with the executioner.”

    Despite the diplomatic efforts to secure a ceasefire,hostilities persisted. Russia’s Defense Ministry reported intercepting 29Ukrainian drones across Rostov, Stavropol, Kursk, and the Sea of Azov, whileUkraine’s General Staff said Russian forces launched ballistic missiles and 85Shahed drones toward Sumy, Donetsk, Chernihiv, and Dnipropetrovsk, with airdefenses claiming to have downed or disabled 61 by morning.

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