EU calls for more pressure on Russia over attacks in Sumy

On Monday, European Union foreign ministers called for the redoubling of arms supplies to Ukraine and raising pressure on Russia over what they branded war crimes in Sumy.

The position came in the wake of a Russian airstrike that has left at least 34 dead, including two children, and anotherf hundred wounded. Polish Foreign Minister Radek Sikorski called the attack a sign that - in his view - Russia is making a mockery of the Trump administration's attempt to end the war.

"I hope that President Trump, the U.S. administration, see that the leader of Russia is mocking their goodwill, and I hope the right decisions are taken," Sikorski told reporters Monday in Luxembourg in remarks reported by ABC News.

Similar was the position of Finnish Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen. She recalled that the attack on Sumy came shortly after Trump's envoy, Steve Witkoff, was in St. Petersburg for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

"Russia shows full disregard for the peace process, but also that Russia has zero regard for human life" Valtonen said.

Meanwhile, Lithuania's foreign minister, Kestutis Budrys, called the attack "a war crime by definition."

In addition, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said the attack shows that Putin has no intention of accepting peace. Therefore, he called for efforts to force him.

"He must therefore be forced to do so, and that’s why I’m calling on the European Union to take the toughest sanctions against Russia to suffocate its economy and prevent it from fueling its war effort."

For his part, President Donald Trump called the attack horrible. He assured that he was informed that it was a "mistake."

"I think it was terrible. And I was told they made a mistake. But I think it’s a horrible thing," Trump said of Sumy's attack while he was on board Air Force One on Sunday.