On the campaign trail, Trump repeatedly said he would bring an end to the war within a day of taking office. Putin said Russia's goal is to remove what he called the root causes of the conflict in Ukraine and create conditions for lasting peace, according to the RBC news agency.

Russia fired a total of 273 exploding drones and decoys, Ukraine’s air force said. The attacks targeted the country’s Kyiv, Dnipropetrovsk and Donetsk regions.