Putin prayed for Trump when he was shot and sent him a specially-commissioned portrait as a gift to a 'friend' - as Ukraine is hammered again by despot's missiles

Vladimir Putin went to church to pray for Donald Trump after he was shot on stage at a rally last year, top envoy Steve Witkoff has revealed. Vladimir Putin went to church to pray for Donald Trump when he was shot last year, top envoy Steve Witkoff has revealed The Russian leader is also said to have commissioned a portrait of Trump The revelation comes as Putin and Trump took the first steps this week toward ending the war between Russia and Ukraine. Pictured: View shows damaged private houses at a site of a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in the town of Hostomel, Kyiv region, Ukraine March 19, 2025 It comes as both leaders took the first steps this week toward ending the war between Russia and Ukraine as they agreed to an 'energy and infrastructure ceasefire.' Three people were killed and 12 more were wounded in a Russian drone attack on Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia on Saturday morning Rescuers work on site of a residential building destroyed by a Russian drone strike in Zaporizhzhia Police officers carry the body of a person killed by a Russian drone strike in a residential neighborhood in Zaporizhzhia, The Ukrainian air force reported that Russia fired 179 exploding drones and decoys in the latest wave of attacks overnight into Saturday.