Russia's missile strike on the northern Ukrainian city of Sumy highlights the urgent need to impose a ceasefire on Russia, French President Emmanuel Macron says.
"Everyone knows it is Russia alone that wants this war," Macron said on Sunday in a post on X.
"Today it is clear that Russia alone wants to continue with it, showing its scorn for human life, international law and diplomatic efforts made by President (Donald) Trump.
"Strong measures are needed to impose a ceasefire on Russia. France is working tirelessly toward this goal, alongside its partners," he said.
At least 32 people were killed and more than 80 others wounded by a Russian ballistic missile strike in Sumy on Sunday morning, Ukraine's interior minister Ihor Klymenko said.
The strike came after a visit to Moscow by US envoy Steve Witkoff, who held talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday in St Petersburg on the search for a Ukraine peace deal, as Trump told Russia to "get moving".
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