‘Time for a new president’: Trump calls on Zelensky to go amid diesel stoush
Donald Trump has publicly criticized Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, calling for his replacement and urging him to stop targeting Russian oil refineries. The comments come amid rising global diesel prices and a complex geopolitical situation involving US-Russia energy relations.
Why it matters
Signals a significant shift in US political rhetoric regarding the Ukraine-Russia conflict and its impact on global energy markets.
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Share A A A Washington: Donald Trump said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky “better damn well stop” striking Russia’s diesel refineries and called for the wartime leader to leave office as relations between the two sink to fresh lows over skyrocketing diesel prices.
The US president on Friday struck a deal to buy Russian diesel , upending years of sanctions against Moscow, though it was not evident that Vladimir Putin could fulfil his end of the deal, given he is struggling to fuel his own economy.
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