Trump says Ukraine should get a new leader as he spars with Zelensky over US-Russia diesel deal
President Donald Trump on Saturday criticized Volodymyr Zelensky as the two sparred over a new US-Russia diesel deal, saying he would “suggest” Ukraine get a new leader. “You know what I suggest? I suggest they get a new leader who can make a deal because he could have made many deals and for some reason, … The post Trump says Ukraine should get a new leader as he spars with Zelensky over…
On Saturday, President Donald Trump suggested that Ukraine should have a new leader, as the two leaders continued to clash over a US-Russia diesel deal. Trump claimed that Zelensky never makes deals, despite having the opportunity to do so. The US president had been upset with Zelensky over Ukrainian attacks on Russian refineries before the deal was struck.
Zelensky has criticized the agreement, calling it an "investment in a war that must be ended, not prolonged." The deal came after Trump announced that he had secured a deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin to supply markets with Russian diesel fuel to bring down energy costs ahead of the midterm elections. However, analysts question whether Putin has the amount of diesel Trump claimed and whether the deal will significantly lower diesel prices.
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