Trump had drawn the analogy during an Oval Office meeting with German Chancellor Freidrich Merz, and said sometimes you are better off letting children fight for a while before pu

But halting progress, ever-more deadly drone attacks and unmoving negotiating positions seem to have taken their toll. On Thursday, Trump used a striking analogy to concede the warfare was nowhere near over, and that he did not, at that moment, feel it was best to intervene.

President Donald Trump said Thursday that it might be better to let Ukraine and Russia “fight for a while” before pulling them apart and pursuing peace.

The large-scale attack comes days after Trump says Putin had "very strongly" promised response to Ukraine "Spider web" attack.

The Russian attacks come after President Donald Trump likened the two sides to children on a playground who needed “to fight for a while.”

Russia's military released the statement after Ukrainian officials said Russia had launched an intense missile and drone barrage at Kyiv, the Ukrainian capital, in the early hours of Friday and that three people had been killed.