Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged Washington to impose “strong” measures against Russia amid surging tensions among NATO’s easternmost members. "We expect [US] sanctions if there is no meeting between the leaders or, for example, no cease-fire," Zelenskyy added. Zelenskyy also repeated his stance that he is ready to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin, who so far has rejected a summit on neutral ground. Polish and other NATO jets scrambled as Russia launched another massive drone and missile attack on Ukraine that killed at least three civilians. NATO must respond forcefully to Russian violations -- including potentially by shooting down Russian jets, Czech President Petr Pavel said.