'Time for Ukraine to get new president,' says Trump after Zelensky condemns diesel deal
Ukraine's leader had said the deal with Russia to release diesel into the US would help Moscow fund the war.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has criticized a US diesel deal with Russia, suggesting it only benefits Vladimir Putin. At the White House, Trump responded by saying it's time for Ukraine to have a new leader. The US and Russia have intensified their attacks on energy and logistics facilities, with Russia receiving an initial 300,000 tonnes of diesel and another 500,000 in November.
Zelensky called for real decisions to protect lives and European security, urging a tougher stance against Russia, echoed by the EU's foreign affairs chief. The deal aims to lower US fuel prices ahead of midterm elections, but has raised political costs for Trump due to high diesel and gasoline prices.
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