Donald Trump has said it is “time for Ukraine to get a new President” amid an intensifying row with Volodymyr Zelensky.
The US leader’s comments come as he inked a major diesel deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
President Trump is understood to have made the agreement after President Zelensky resisted his request to cease attacks on Russia’s energy infrastructure.
After reaching the deal, the US leader renewed his demand that Ukraine halt its campaign.
“He better damn well stop,” the US leader told reporters, adding: “I suggest they get a new leader who can make a deal”.
Russian oil refineries have been devastated by Ukraine’s successful drone and missile campaign against the invading power.
This led the Kremlin to impose an export ban on diesel as it tried to respond to the strikes.
Moscow’s move piled further pressure on the global energy market, still reeling from the Iran war and closure of the Strait of Hormuz.
Donald Trump has called for Ukraine to ‘get a new President’ as his clash with Volodymyr Zelensky intensifies
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On Friday, President Trump announced that Russia had agreed to supply “immediately more than 300,000 tonnes of diesel fuel” amid record-high prices for the product.
He also said Washington would lift sanctions on Russian diesel to help make another 1.5 million tonnes available by year-end.
On the day President Trump made the announcement, a gallon of diesel cost £4.74, up from £2.78 12 months earlier.
As the US midterm elections approach, the US leader is under increasing pressure to bring domestic diesel prices under control.
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