Russian attacks on Ukraine intensify in make-or-break week for peace talks

FoxNewschiefnationalsecuritycorrespondentJenniferGriffinanalyzestheimpactofPresidentDonaldTrump’smeetingwithUkrainianPresidentZelenskyyatPopeFrancis’funeralon‘SundayNightinAmerica.’ Ukraine’smilitarysaidRussia“increasedtheintensity”ofitsfightingduringwhatSecretaryofStateMarcoRubiocalled“averycriticalweek”forpeacetalks.  TheGeneralStaffoftheArmedForcesofUkrainereported thattherehavebeen177combatclashesoverthepastday,including91airstrikes“atthepositionsofUkrainianunitsandsettlements.”ThefightingcomesdespiteRussianPresidentVladimirPutinrecentlyannouncing athree-dayceasefirenextmonthtomarkthe80thanniversaryofWorldWarIIVictoryDay.  “DespiteloudstatementsofceasefirereadinessfortheMayholidays,theoccupiershavesignificantlyincreasedtheintensityofthefighting,”Gen.OleksandrSyrskyi,theheadofUkraine’smilitary,saidinastatementWednesday.  DuringaSunda