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Trump calls for Zelenskyy’s exit, blames Ukraine strikes for Diesel price surge

Washington, Oct 11 (UNI) US President Donald Trump called for Ukraine to get a new president, accusing Volodymyr Zelenskyy of failing to secure a peace deal with Russia, as the two leaders clashed over a new US-Russia agreement to supply diesel to global markets.
“I suggest they get a new leader who can make a deal because he could have made many deals and for some reason he never does,” Trump told reporters outside the White House before leaving for Tennessee.
Trump also blamed Ukraine’s attacks on Russian oil refineries for contributing to high diesel prices, saying the strikes were hurting American farmers and ranchers as his administration seeks to bring down energy costs ahead of the midterm elections.
“He wants to make problems for the world. He wants to make problems for our farmers, our ranchers, with diesel fuel,” Trump said, referring to Zelenskyy.
The remarks came a day after Trump announced that Russian President Vladimir Putin has agreed to supply diesel to global markets, including an immediate shipment of more than 300,000 tonnes, followed by another 500,000 tonnes in November and further deliveries thereafter.
Trump said Russia could eventually supply an additional 3 million tonnes, depending on the condition of its refineries. The proposed shipments are intended to ease pressure on fuel markets as the war involving Iran adds to concerns over global energy supplies.
Zelenskyy criticised the agreement, saying it would provide Moscow with resources to continue its war against Ukraine.
“It plays into Russia’s hands — allowing it to kill more, wage war for longer, have even less respect for America, and inflict even greater losses and damage on the world,” he said in a statement on Friday.
He described the move as “a weak decision of strong partners”, particularly as Ukrainian and U.S. officials were holding talks in Florida aimed at advancing efforts to end the war.
Trump said he has repeatedly urged Zelenskyy to reach an agreement with Moscow and argued that the conflict would never have started had he been US president in 2022.
“There was no reason that the war with Ukraine and Russia started,” he said. “It started due to incompetence.”
Trump also accused Zelenskyy of presiding over devastating territorial and human losses, saying the war “should have never started” and that it was time for Ukraine to choose a new president. He separately called for elections, although Ukrainian law prohibits voting during martial law.
Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha defended Zelenskyy, saying the Ukrainian people had the right to decide who leads their country.
“He has the support of the Ukrainian people, and they have the right to decide,” Sybiha said in a post on X. “Statements from abroad only confirm that he is doing his job well. He deserves support.”
The diesel agreement has also raised questions about Washington’s broader policy towards Moscow. Trump signed a sweeping Russia sanctions law last month aimed at restricting the oil and gas revenues that help finance the war. However, the U.S. Treasury Department said on Friday it would temporarily waive sanctions affecting Russia’s energy sector to allow Russian diesel to reach global markets.
Former US Vice President Mike Pence criticised the move, urging Trump to reverse the decision and warning that it would help Russia sustain its military campaign.
“America should not be throwing a lifeline to Putin’s war machine,” Pence said in a social media post. He described the agreement as “a betrayal of the legacy and leadership of the late Senator Lindsey Graham”, a prominent supporter of Ukraine.
Russia had restricted diesel exports in July following Ukrainian attacks on its refineries and domestic fuel shortages, tightening supplies at a time when global markets were already under pressure.
Trump has repeatedly linked high energy prices to the war in Ukraine and urged both sides to stop attacks on energy infrastructure. Kyiv, however, has maintained that strikes on Russian refineries are part of its effort to weaken Moscow’s ability to finance the invasion.
Trump said the combination of additional Russian energy supplies and what he described as US control of the Strait of Hormuz would bring diesel prices down quickly. UNI AAB
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