Trump calls for new Ukrainian leader as dispute over Russian diesel deal intensifies
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U.S. President Donald Trump called on Ukraine to replace President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Saturday, escalating a dispute over Washington’s agreement with Russia on diesel supplies and the easing of sanctions on Russian diesel.
Zelenskyy criticized the arrangement as unfair and argued that it would provide Russian President Vladimir Putin with additional money for the war against Ukraine. Speaking Sunday, he described the deal as a “birthday gift” to Putin that would help Russia “kill us, kill our children,” The Hill reported.
Zelenskyy also linked the sanctions decision to a Russian attack Saturday on Zaporizhzhia that killed 20 people, including three children, according to The Japan Times. Trump, meanwhile, criticized Ukrainian attacks on Russian oil infrastructure and said the country should “get a new leader,” France24 reported.
The agreement was announced as rising global diesel prices put political pressure on Trump’s Republican Party ahead of November’s U.S. midterm elections. The Japan Times attributed the increase to the war in Iran that began in February. CNN reported that experts questioned whether the Russian supply deal would substantially affect prices.
Germany said it would maintain sanctions on Russia following Trump’s announcement, according to Reuters, indicating that Washington’s shift had not produced a broader change in European policy.
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