内容摘要：Trump has long dismissed the war as a waste of lives and American taxpayer money — a complaint he repeated Wednesday during his Cabinet meeting. That could spell an end to crucial military help for Ukraine and heavier economic sanctions on Russia.

Trump has long dismissed the war as a waste of lives and American taxpayer money — a complaint he repeated Wednesday during his Cabinet meeting. That could spell an end to crucial military help for Ukraine and heavier economic sanctions on Russia.

Three people died and four were wounded in airstrikes on Kostyantynivka in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine, the regional prosecutor’s office said. Another person died and a 14-year-old girl was wounded in a drone attack on the city of Pavlohrad in the Dnipropetrovsk region, which was hit for the third consecutive night, Gov. Serhii Lysak said.The attacks came hours after Russia claimed to have regained control over the remaining parts of

that Ukrainian forces seized in a surprise incursion in August 2024. Ukrainian officials said the fighting in Kursk was still ongoing.said Saturday he doubtswants to end the more than

, expressing new skepticism a peace deal can be reached soon. Only a day earlier, Trump had said Ukraine and Russia were ““There was no reason for Putin to be shooting missiles into civilian areas, cities and towns, over the last few days,” Trump wrote in a social media post as he flew back to the U.S. after attending the funeral of Pope Francis at the Vatican, where he met briefly with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Trump also hinted at further sanctions against Russia.

On Sunday evening, as he left his golf club in New Jersey, Trump told reporters he remained “disappointed” in Russia’s attacks. Trump said of Putin: “I want him to stop shooting, sit down and make a deal.”

Asked what he would do if Russia does not stop its attacks, Trump replied: “I have a lot of things that I can do.”No such proclamations have been made by local officials recently, including in Rochester. Mayor Malik Evans’ office did not respond to phone calls and emails seeking comment for this story.

Arelis Gomez, left, and her daughter sit in side their home on Sunday, March 23, 2025, in Rochester, N.Y. (Toni Duncan via AP)Arelis Gomez, left, and her daughter sit in side their home on Sunday, March 23, 2025, in Rochester, N.Y. (Toni Duncan via AP)

Rochester has welcomed a steady increase of Latinos over the last several years. Today, 61,000 residents in Monroe Country, the largest in the Rochester area, identify as Latino or Hispanic, with 70% Puerto Rican, according to a 2019 report by the Center for Governmental Research, a Rochester-based consulting firm.Arelis Gomez moved to Rochester in 2016 from Puerto Rico in search of work opportunities and better education for her children, following her brother who had moved to New York City a few years prior.