Macro: Powerful measures are needed to force Moscow to accept ceasefire in Ukraine

France's President Emmanuel Macron said on Sunday that powerful “measures are needed to force Moscow to accept a ceasefire agreement in Ukraine following the deadly attack by the Russian Army in Sumi.

Everyone knows this: this war started only from Russia”, Macro wrote on X.

And today, it is clear that only Russia is choosing to continue, ignoring people's lives, international law and [American President Donald Trump's] diplomatic efforts”, he said, Radio Free Europe.

More than 32 people were killed Sunday by a Russian missile attack in the Ukrainian town of Sumi, officials reported.

Among those killed are two children. At least 84 other people have been injured, including 10 children.

The Russian army threw two ballistic missiles into the city's center about 10:15 a.m. at the time people were gathered to celebrate Palm Sunday, according to officials.

The attack took place less than a day after Russia and Ukraine's top diplomats accused each other of violating a US interim agreement on halting attacks on energy infrastructure, stressing the difficulties of talks to end the three-year war, broadcasts Periscope.

Last month, the Kremlin and the White House announced general points of a ceasefire a limited ban on energy infrastructure attacks such as thermal power plants, transmission lines, substations and similar facilities.

Kiev supported the limited truce, provided Moscow was held to it.

Later, there was a temporary agreement to limit fighting in the Black Sea region as part of efforts to resume large-scale exports of Ukrainian and Russian agricultural products.

However, the Kremlin insisted on certain conditions that foreign experts described as difficult, not to say impossible to meet.

Already, almost a month later, the ceasefire has deteriorated to the point of failure, while both Kiev and Moscow continue their daily attacks using dozens of fears and powerful missiles.