Trump says Ukraine should get a new president as he blames Zelenskyy for US diesel prices
- On Friday, President Donald Trump announced a deal to obtain diesel from Russia, reversing years of U.S. pressure on Moscow over its war in Ukraine and attempting to lower fuel prices before midterm elections.
- The agreement contradicts a sweeping Russia sanctions law Trump signed last month that aimed to restrict oil and gas revenues fueling Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.
- Russian aerial bombs struck residential buildings in Zaporizhzhia on Saturday, killing at least 20 people, including three children, one day after the diesel deal announcement.
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy wrote that the attacks show Moscow interprets 'any easing of pressure' as permission to continue fighting and that export earnings finance weapons and mercenaries.
- Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson noted energy revenues are 'central to the Russian war chest,' while Trump suggested Ukraine needs a new leader to make a deal.
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US President Donald Trump calls for a new President for Ukraine. Selenskyy has missed numerous opportunities to end the war with Russia. Trump also accuses him of endangering the world's diesel supply by attacking Russian refineries.
According to Kim Bildsøe Lassen, it will be difficult to get the peace talks to a successful conclusion. But they will continue – even despite Trump's statements, she says.
Trump urged Ukraine to replace Zelensky for his perceived failure to make peace with Russia, amid a dispute over a diesel deal.
Zelensky reacted very nervously to Trump's call for his resignation and appears to be urgently seeking the support of European leaders. On Saturday, 10 October, following the release of Trump's statement, the "illegal" made several international calls to his country.
Trump calls for replacing Ukraine's Zelenskiy in tussle over diesel deal with Russia
US President Donald Trump called for Ukraine to replace its leader Volodymyr Zelenskiy and railed against Ukraine's attacks on Russian oil infrastructure, a day after announcing a diesel supply deal with Russia that had drawn a sharp rebuke from Zelenskiy.
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