Elon Musk Echoes Trump in Calling for New Ukrainian Leadership
American billionaire Elon Musk backed US President Donald Trump’s calls for Ukraine to replace President Volodymyr Zelensky, saying that the Ukrainian leader had “gone too far.” Musk’s comments came after Trump claimed Zelensky missed chances to end the war and criticized Ukrainian refinery strikes following a controversial bilateral diesel deal with Vladimir Putin. Ukraine’s Foreign Minister…
American tech magnate Elon Musk joined US President Donald Trump in criticizing Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, echoing Trump's call for a new Ukrainian leadership. Musk tweeted that Zelensky "went too far," remarking on video footage of Trump's remarks. Trump had criticized Zelensky for failing to secure a deal with Russia, despite multiple chances to do so.
The tech entrepreneur had previously questioned public sentiment towards Zelensky in February 2025 and called for national elections in Ukraine, predicting his defeat. Trump's comments came amid a bilateral commercial diesel agreement with Putin, aimed at addressing high retail diesel prices in the US. Trump blamed Ukraine's military actions for exacerbating global energy and agricultural market disruptions, urging Zelensky to step down.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha rebutted Trump's claims, asserting that only the Ukrainian electorate could determine the country's leadership during wartime. Trump's support for a leadership transition in Kyiv followed his Oct. 9 announcement of the diesel deal, which included a temporary sanctions waiver through April 2027.
The US and Ukraine have been in multilateral security consultations in Miami, with Zelensky dismissing the talks as a "smokescreen" for economic concessions to Russia.
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