Zelenskyy rejects Trump’s call for new Ukrainian leader amid diesel dispute
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Sunday that Ukrainians alone should choose their leader, rejecting US President Donald Trump’s call for him to be replaced amid a widening dispute over Russian diesel and Ukrainian strikes on Russian oil refineries.
Trump said Saturday that Ukraine needed “a new leader who can make a deal,” accusing Zelenskyy of failing to end the war and demanding that Kyiv stop striking Russian oil refineries. Trump has argued that the attacks are contributing to high global diesel prices. His comments followed an agreement with Russian President Vladimir Putin for the US to buy Russian diesel.
Zelenskyy told ABC News that Ukraine could organize elections if Russia agreed to a total 60-day ceasefire. He also said Kyiv was prepared to stop attacking Russian refineries if Moscow halted strikes on Ukrainian energy infrastructure.
Russian strikes on Zaporizhzhia killed 20 people, including three children, according to Ukrainian officials. Zelenskyy described the attack as Moscow’s response to the easing of diesel sanctions and warned that additional Russian energy revenue would help finance the war.
Britain publicly backed Zelenskyy on Sunday. Defence Secretary Wes Streeting said Ukrainians should decide who governs them and reiterated that Britain stood with Ukraine, while saying London would prefer stronger sanctions on Russia. Streeting also said maintaining unity among Ukraine’s Western partners remained a priority.
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WHAT IT FLAGGED editor revise: The story needs a few attribution and timing fixes to match the sources. - "amid a widening dispute over Russian diesel and attacks on energy infrastructure.": The sources describe a dispute over Russian diesel and Ukrainian strikes on Russian oil refineries, not broadly attacks on energy infrastructure in the lead. - "His comments followed an agreement with Russian President Vladimir Putin under which Washington would ease sanctions to allow purchases of Russian diesel.": Sources say Trump announced a diesel supply deal or agreed to buy Russian diesel and/or lift sanctions; saying Washington would ease sanctions to allow purchases is an imprecise conflation of the agreement and sanctions action. - "Zelenskyy told ABC News that Ukraine could organize elections if Russia agreed to a total 60-day ceasefire. He also said Kyiv was prepared to stop attacking Russian refineries if Moscow halted strikes on Ukrainian energy infrastructure.": The refinery ceasefire statement is sourced to Zelenskyy on X and other reports, not ABC News as written by the paragraph attribution. - "The dispute unfolded as Russian strikes on Zaporizhzhia killed 20 people, including three children, according to Ukrainian officials.": Sources say the Zaporizhzhia strike occurred Saturday, before Zelenskyy's Sunday ABC comments, so 'unfolded as' misleadingly suggests simultaneity with the Sunday dispute.
THE DRAFT AND THE CHANGES
Zelenskyy rejects Trump’s call for new Ukrainian leader amid diesel dispute
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Trump said Saturday that Ukraine needed “a new leader who can make a deal,” accusing Zelenskyy of failing to end the war and demanding that Kyiv stop striking Russian oil refineries. Trump has argued that the attacks are contributing to high global diesel prices. His comments followed an agreement with Russian President Vladimir Putin underfor whichthe Washington would ease sanctionsUS to allow purchases ofbuy Russian diesel.
Zelenskyy told ABC News that Ukraine could organize elections if Russia agreed to a total 60-day ceasefire. He also said Kyiv was prepared to stop attacking Russian refineries if Moscow halted strikes on Ukrainian energy infrastructure.
The dispute unfolded as Russian strikes on Zaporizhzhia killed 20 people, including three children, according to Ukrainian officials. Zelenskyy described the attack as Moscow’s response to the easing of diesel sanctions and warned that additional Russian energy revenue would help finance the war.
Britain publicly backed Zelenskyy on Sunday. Defence Secretary Wes Streeting said Ukrainians should decide who governs them and reiterated that Britain stood with Ukraine, while saying London would prefer stronger sanctions on Russia. Streeting also said maintaining unity among Ukraine’s Western partners remained a priority.
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