Zelenskiy says Russia continues attacking Ukraine ahead of summit

FILE PHOTO: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy attends a press conference with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz (not pictured), on the day they attend a virtual meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump and European leaders on the upcoming Trump-Putin summit on Ukraine, in Berlin, Germany, August 13, 2025. REUTERS/Liesa Johannssen/File Photo

KYIV (Reuters) -Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Friday Russia continued attacking Ukraine ahead of a summit between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin, but its attempt to demonstrate power by launching a new assault in the east failed.

"On the day of the negotiations, they also kill people. And that says a lot," Zelenskiy said on the Telegram messenger.