Trump urges Zelensky and Putin to reach a settlement

U.S. President Donald Trump urged Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Russian President Vladimir Putin to reach a settlement, saying he hoped they could make a deal before winter. His appeal came as Russia and Ukraine continued attacks that officials said killed people and damaged homes, buildings and industrial sites. Trump spoke Saturday about his meeting with Zelensky at the United Nations General Assembly in New York. He said he wanted both leaders to settle the conflict and hoped an agreement could be reached in the not-too-distant future, possibly before heavy winter weather. Trump also cited monthly war-death estimates of 25,000 and 32,000, mostly soldiers. Those figures were his claims; the available reports did not provide a method or independent verification. Officials in Ukraine reported deaths from separate Russian attacks. Two women were killed when their home collapsed in Zaporizhzhia, and local officials said two people died in an attack on Sumy. Russian drones also struck Kyiv and the surrounding region, injuring people and damaging residential and office buildings, according to officials.