UK foreign secretary condemns deadly Russian attack on civilian bus near Bilopillia in Sumy Oblast

UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy has condemned a Russian attack on a civilian bus which killed nine people. The attack took place near the town of Bilopillia in Sumy Oblast.

Source: Lammy on X (Twitter), as reported by European Pravda

Details: Lammy tweeted that he was appalled by the Russian strike on Sumy Oblast, noting that it came immediately after the talks in Istanbul – the first between Russian and Ukrainian delegations in three years.

"If Putin is serious about peace, Russia must agree to a full and immediate ceasefire, as Ukraine has done," he added.

Background:

• Russian forces used a Lancet loitering munition to strike the bus as it was conducting an evacuation mission near Bilopillia. 
• Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy later reported that an entire family – parents and daughter – had been killed in the bus at the same time. He emphasised that the Russians could not possibly not have known what sort of vehicle they were targeting.
• The Polish Foreign Ministry stressed that the attack on the civilian bus reveals the Kremlin's true intentions.
• Following the latest talks between the Russian and Ukrainian delegations in Istanbul, US President Donald Trump said he is confident that Putin is "tired of war" and claimed that a peace agreement could only be reached with his involvement.

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