- President Donald Trump has called for Ukraine to select a new leader, claiming Volodymyr Zelensky has repeatedly failed to negotiate an end to the war with Russia.
- Trump made the remarks after being questioned over a deal with Vladimir Putin to import Russian diesel to lower surging US fuel costs ahead of the midterm elections.
- The US fuel price spike follows conflict in Iran, raising questions over whether the diesel agreement undermines recently enacted American sanctions against Moscow.
- Trump accused Zelensky of exacerbating global fuel shortages by targeting Russian oil refineries, claiming the strikes hurt US farmers and ranchers.
- Zelensky criticised the US-Russia diesel agreement as a weak decision, stating that giving gifts to Putin would not bring peace to the civilised world.
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