Pakistan, April 14 -- European officials strongly condemned Russia's missile attack on Ukraine's Sumy, which occurred on Palm Sunday. The attack killed at least 34 people and injured 117, striking as locals gathered to celebrate. Ukrainian officials reported that two ballistic missiles hit the city, marking the second large-scale assault on civilians in over a week.

Polish Foreign Minister Radek Sikorski called the attack "Russia's mocking answer" to a recently proposed U.S. ceasefire. He emphasized that Russian President Putin disregards goodwill efforts from Washington. Finnish Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen added that the assault followed talks between a U.S. envoy and Putin, showing Russia's lack of respect for both peace efforts an...