KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian forces bombarded the southern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia with rockets overnight, wounding 13 people, including two children, officials said Tuesday, as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged European leaders to make the continent safe by building an ambitious air defense umbrella.

Amid inflamed tensions, Moscow and Belarus have been conducting military exercises nearby, placing neighboring countries on high alert. Poland has closed its border to Belarus, Russia's close ally, and NATO has launched an "Eastern Sentry" to bolster the defense of Europe's eastern flank, Secretary-General Mark Rutte announced Friday.

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Poland’s foreign minister has suggested that NATO states should consider imposing a no-fly zone over Ukraine to protect the alliance’s territory and people from Russian drones.

Ukraine launched large airstrikes that hit a chemical plant and an oil refinery inside of Russia as Moscow tested a new hypersonic cruise missile with Belarus.

President Trump says he believes Russia's war against Ukraine would end if all NATO countries stopped buying oil from Russia and placed tariffs on China of 50% to 100% for its purchases of Russian petroleum.

"If any troops appear there, especially now while fighting is ongoing, we assume that they will be legitimate targets," Putin says as the U.S. and Europe plan for a post-war Ukraine.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he needs a "clear position" from U.S. President Donald Trump to end the Russian war in Ukraine. "Before we end the war, I really want to have all the agreements in place," Zelensky told Sky News in an interview, referring to security guarantees for Ukraine, which are still under discussion among allies.