Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky ripped Vladimir Putin as a “murderer” following President Trump’s comparison of its war with Russia to two kids “fighting like crazy” in a playground. “We are not kids with Putin at the playground in the park,

Russia has said the Ukraine war is an “existential issue” for it, following a barrage of drone and missile strikes on Kyiv that killed three. President Zelensky urged allies to increase pressure on Russia amid escalating attacks.

The Kremlin said on Friday the Ukraine war was "existential" for Russia, after it launched a wave of retaliatory drone and missile strikes that killed at least four people.