A post alleged the direct order came from U.S. President Donald Trump according to internal Pentagon documents that the NYT reviewed.

MeidasTouch editor-in-chief Ron Filipkowski, a frequent critic of Trump, suggested that the president and Vance were humiliated by Zelenskyy’s attack on Russia. He compared the costly U.S. operation to target the Houthi rebels and the loss of two U.S. fighter jets in the Red Sea to Ukraine’s successful attack.

"Action from America, which has the power to force Russia into peace," he continued. "Action from Europe, which has no alternative but to be strong. Action from others around the world who called for diplomacy and an end to the war -- and whom Russia has ignored. There must be strong pressure for the sake of peace."

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on 9 June that the most intense fighting is taking place on the Pokrovsk front, in Sumy Oblast and in Russiaʼs Kursk Oblast. Source: Zelenskyyʼs evening address Quote from Zelenskyy: "The fiercest and most intense fighting continues on the Pokrovsk front,

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he would press on with plans for a prisoner swap with Moscow, although he expressed doubts about a successful outcome, while his military leaders denied Russian claims that its forces had for the first time advanced into the eastern Dnipropetrovsk region.

Franklin Graham reflected on a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, saying he prayed for peace in Ukraine and believes “only God can solve" the conflict with Russia.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy has implemented the decision of the National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) to impose personal sanctions on

Read the transcript of ABC News' Martha Raddatz's interview with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday, June 6.