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  "id": 13674848,
  "title": "‘Get a new leader’: Trump attacks Zelenskyy after Ukraine’s response to Russian diesel deal",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/get-a-new-leader-trump-attacks-zelenskyy-after-ukraines-response-to",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-11T07:37:58.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Indian Express",
    "slug": "the-indian-express",
    "url": "https://indianexpress.com/article/world/get-a-new-leader-trump-attacks-zelenskyy-after-ukraines-response-to-russian-diesel-deal-10916367/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has faced criticism from US President Donald Trump, who insists that the nation needs a new leader to end the ongoing conflict with Russia. Trump's main grievance is Zelenskyy's failure to secure a peace deal, despite numerous opportunities, and blamed him for soaring diesel prices in the United States. The controversy intensified after Russia launched deadly strikes on Ukraine, killing 20 people, including three children, in a south-eastern region on Saturday.\n\nZelenskyy attributed the strikes to a \"gift\" from Russia in response to the recent diesel deal between the United States and Russia. The agreement, announced on Friday while Ukrainian negotiators were in Miami for peace talks, caught Kyiv off guard. Trump praised the deal, stating it would help lower fuel prices, a key issue for voters ahead of the US midterm elections in November.\n\nThe EU has expressed its disapproval of the deal, threatening to impose new sanctions. European leaders have criticized the move, warning that it provides Moscow with more revenue to continue its war efforts. The US, European leaders, and Ukraine have all weighed in on the situation, with US allies vowing to maintain sanctions and condemn Russia's actions.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Business Recorder",
        "title": "Trump calls for replacing Ukraine's Zelenskiy in tussle over diesel deal with Russia",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/trump-calls-for-replacing-ukraines-zelenskiy-in-tussle-over-diesel",
        "published": "2026-10-11T05:04:45.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Ukrinform - Politics",
        "title": "Republicans in Congress push back against Trump’s diesel deal with Putin",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/republicans-in-congress-push-back-against-trumps-diesel-deal-with",
        "published": "2026-10-11T06:29:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Egypt Independent",
        "title": "Trump says Ukraine should get a new leader as he spars with Zelensky over US-Russia diesel deal",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/trump-says-ukraine-should-get-a-new-leader-as-he-spars-with-zelensky",
        "published": "2026-10-11T07:07:07.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Trump calls for Ukraine election, says Zelenskyy failed to end war",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/trump-calls-for-ukraine-election-says-zelenskyy-failed-to-end-war",
        "published": "2026-10-11T08:43:52.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "France 24",
        "title": "Trump urges Zelensky replacement as diesel row rages",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/trump-urges-zelensky-replacement-as-diesel-row-rages",
        "published": "2026-10-11T09:21:59.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Times",
        "title": "Trump urges Ukraine to replace Zelenskiy amid Russia diesel deal dispute",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/trump-urges-ukraine-to-replace-zelenskiy-amid-russia-diesel-deal",
        "published": "2026-10-11T09:24:27.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "ERR News Estonia",
        "title": "Eerik-Niiles Kross: The true impact of Trump and Putin's diesel deal",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/eerik-niiles-kross-the-true-impact-of-trump-and-putins-diesel-deal",
        "published": "2026-10-11T09:32:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}