- Donald Trump says it is time for new leadership in Ukraine after President Volodymyr Zelensky criticised a controversial US-Russian diesel deal.
- Trump accused Zelensky of attempting to cause global problems by authorising attacks on Russian oil refineries, saying: “I suggest they get a new leader who can make a deal.”
- The US president recently announced an agreement to lift sanctions on Moscow in exchange for 300,000 metric tons of diesel to help global markets.
- Escalating strikes on energy infrastructure by both Russia and Ukraine have raised diesel prices, impacting American farmers.
- Zelensky said the agreement was “absolutely terrible” and looked like a birthday present for Vladimir Putin.
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