Russia launched a massive drone and missile attack on Ukraine’s capital on Wednesday (October 22, 2025), killing at least two people, Ukrainian officials said, as U.S. President Donald Trump ‘s stop-and-go efforts to resolve the three-year-old war in Europe suffered another setback.

Mr. Trump said Tuesday (October 21, 2025) his plan for a swift meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin was on hold because he didn’t want it to be a “ waste of time .”

The decision to hold off on the meeting in Budapest, Hungary , which Mr. Trump had announced last week, was made following a call Monday between U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. The Russian diplomat had made clear in public comments Tuesday (October 21, 2025) that Russia is opposed to an

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