‘Get a new leader’: Trump targets Zelensky after Ukraine president objects to diesel deal with Putin
Trump also warned Zelensky to stop targeting Russian oil refineries, suggesting that the strikes had contributed to rising diesel prices ahead of the US midterm elections on November 3.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky urged the United States on Saturday to elect a new leader who can negotiate an end to the war with Russia, following President Donald Trump's criticism of Kyiv's stance on a US-Russia agreement on diesel supplies. Trump suggested Zelensky should "get a new leader who can make a deal" after the Ukrainian president objected to the US-Russia agreement, warning Zelensky to stop targeting Russian oil refineries and claiming the conflict would not have started under Trump's leadership in 2022.
The agreement, announced by Trump the day before, saw Russia supply over 300,000 tonnes of diesel to the US and global markets, a move that has drawn criticism from Zelensky and EU officials.
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