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Ukraine says ready to halt refinery strikes if Moscow stops energy attacks

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday said Kyiv was ready to halt strikes Russian oil refineries if Moscow stopped attacks on Ukrainian energy infrastructure. Zelensky also pushed back on US President Donald Trump's comments made Saturday evening calling for Ukraine to elect a new leader by saying, "It's up to our people".

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Trump says Ukraine needs new president who will agree to end war

US President Donald Trump on Saturday urged Ukraine to replace Volodymyr Zelensky with a new leader, criticising him over strikes on Russian oil refineries that have contributed to high diesel prices ahead of the US midterm elections. Trump told reporters at the White House that he had told Zelensky to "do what you want" against Russia, but "don't hit refineries". "He better damn well stop," Trump said, adding that he believes "it's time for Ukraine to get a new president" who would agree to end the war. We discuss the latest developments with our guest, Pyotr Kurzin, host of The Global Gambit

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Ukraine: Zelensky released by Trump to recover Russian diesel

Donald Trump attacked his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky on Saturday, saying that it was "time for Ukraine to have a new president" to end the war with Russia, and stressed that Vladimir Putin wanted, according to him, a "resolution" of the conflict.

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Trump urges Zelensky replacement as diesel row rages

Donald Trump called on Saturday for Ukraine to "get a new leader" after Volodymyr Zelensky slammed Washington's easing of Russian diesel sanctions, as the US president faces fuel price pressure weeks before midterm elections. Our correspondent Gulliver Cragg tells us more.

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Ukraine: Russian attack kills 20 in Zaporijjia, passes weapons between Trump and Zelensky

A Russian attack in Zaporijjia killed at least 20 people on Saturday, including three children, after US President Donald Trump announced an agreement lifting sanctions on Russian diesel. In the evening, Donald Trump criticized the Ukrainian strikes on Russian refineries and claimed that it was "time for Ukraine to have a new president" because of his inability to end the war with Russia.

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Trump, Zelensky clash over diesel deal as Russian strikes on Ukraine kill 21, including children

US President Donald Trump on Saturday told reporters that Ukraine should "get a new president", adding that his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky had disobeyed his orders not to strike Russian refineries. This comes after Washington moved to ease sanctions on Russian diesel and as Moscow's strikes on Ukraine, including the city of Zaporizhzhia, killed at least 21 people.

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War in Ukraine: Russian strikes kill 15, including a young girl

Early Saturday, Russia targeted residential neighbourhoods in the southeastern city of Zaporizhzhia with "five guided aerial bombs", according to Ukraine's National Police. At least 15 people were killed, including three children, Ukraine's State Emergency Service said. The family of a young girl killed in the attack was inconsolable.

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Ukraine: "Busification", illegal recruitment of men into the army, creates tension

Men forcibly boarded in the street and sent to fight on the Ukrainian front while they should be dispensed: videos showing such irregularities are multiplying and fuelling tensions between the authorities responsible for mobilization and certain sectors of Ukrainian society. It also raises questions about the monitoring and implementation of military recruitment.

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War in Ukraine: 15 dead in Russian strikes on Zaporijjia

Russian strikes on Zaporijjia, in the south-east of Ukraine, killed 15 people on Saturday, with Kiev denouncing Russia's "thank you" after the announcement of a controversial agreement between Moscow and Washington on diesel delivery.

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