Russia’s attack on the Ukrainian border city of Sumy has placed unwelcome emphasis on just how little fruit the White House’s relentless pursuit of diplomacy has borne.

In Sumy, a city already obliterated by conflict, a devastating missile strike killed at least 32 - including two children - as Russian despot Vladimir Putin stands accused of needlessly prolonging the bloody three-year war with Ukraine.

In the aftermath of the strike, Volodymyr Zelenskiy called on the U.S. and Europe to get tough on Russia in response to what he described as terrorism.

Russia's recent missile strikes in Ukraine that killed dozens of civilians show Russian President Vladimir Putin is "mocking" President Donald Trump, Poland's foreign minister Radosław Sikorski said.

Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski said on Monday he hoped U.S. President Donald Trump and his administration would see that Vladimir Putin was "mocking their goodwill" following Moscow's deadly missile strike on the Ukrainian city of Sumy.

Vladimir Putin 'mocking' Donald Trump's goodwill with deadly attacks on Ukraine while claiming he wants peace - Russian missiles hit the northern Ukrainian city of Sumy days ago, killing 34 people and