"Think It's Time For Ukraine To Get New President": Trump Rips Into Zelensky

US President Donald Trump has suggested that Ukraine should get a new president, one who can negotiate an end to the war with Russia. Speaking at the White House on Saturday, Trump said that current Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has not been able to make a deal, according to NDTV.

Trump reportedly told reporters that he had advised Zelensky to avoid targeting Russian oil refineries, warning that such strikes had contributed to rising diesel prices, as per Live Mint. The US had recently reached an agreement with Russia to supply diesel to the US and global markets, a deal that Zelensky had criticized, warning it could prolong the war.

Trump argued that Ukraine needed leadership willing to negotiate a settlement with Moscow, saying that Zelensky had suffered significant territorial and human losses during the conflict, BBC World reported. He claimed that the conflict would not have started had he been US president at the time, and suggested that Zelensky "wants to make problems for the world" by continuing to authorize attacks on Russian refineries.

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