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Russia launched its largest-ever drone and missile attack on Ukraine overnight on Friday just hours after a telephone call between US and Russian presidents ended without any breakthrough.

All-night attack on Kyiv followed conversation between US president and Putin

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Asked about his expectations from the call, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said "I'm not sure that they have a lot of common ideas, common topics to talk (about), because they are very different people."

Russian leader Vladimir Putin told US President Donald Trump by telephone on Thursday that Moscow will not "give up" on its aims in Ukraine, the Kremlin said.

The announcement came as the U.S. has paused military aid to Ukraine.

Estonia’s prime minister believes that Russia will continue to be a threat as long as Vladimir Putin remains in power. In an interview with Euronews, Kristen Michal explained that ending the war would oblige the Russian president to face difficult questions from his own people.

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