For Ukraine and its supporters, the attacks symbolized the hypocrisy of Russia’s position. The U.S. president described the bombardment as "not necessary" and "very bad timing."

Donald Trump launched a new attack on Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday night, blasting the Ukrainian leader for “inflammatory statements” that he claimed were undermining peace talks – after Zelensky reiterated that he would not recognise Russian control of occupied Ukrainian territories.