Deadly Russian Strike on Kyiv Could Set Back Peace Talks, Trump Suggests

Ukrainian Prime Minister Yuliia Svyrydenko (L) and Ukrainian Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko (R) walk in the yard of an apartment building heavily damaged after a Russian strike on a residential neighbourhood in Kyiv, Ukraine, on May 15, 2026. Evgeniy Maloletka/AP PhotoU.S. President Donald Trump has suggested that a deadly Russian missile strike on an apartment block in Kyiv might impact the progression of a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine.Speaking to reporters on May 15 aboard Air Force One on his return from a state visit to Beijing, Trump said he had discussed Ukraine with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, saying that it was a conflict that “we’d like to see settled.”