Ukraine updates: Russia hit with second car bomb attack in two days

A second car bomb in two days exploded in Moscow, targeting an exiled Ukrainian political aide, according to Russian media. Meanwhile, Ukraine and Russia exchanged deadly strikes overnight. DW has more.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Friday asked US President Donald Trump to not make any "surprises" on Ukraine with the Russian President Vladimir Putin . Trump is expected to meet with Chinese President ‌Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin at an APEC leaders' summit in China next week. Speaking on the sidelines of the European Union meetings in Dublin, Merz said that "some here ⁠in ⁠fear this could turn into a 'second Anchorage moment'." The Russian and US presidents held talks in Anchorage, Alaska, last summer, the outcome of which European side views as favoring Putin.

"I ‌therefore want to state our message to the United States very clearly: Please, no surprises. Continue to ‌play as part of 'Team Europe' and 'Team Ukraine'," Merz said. "Russia wants to talk about questions of a European security architecture.