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The defence secretary says the US and its allies need to increase pressure on Vladimir Putin to end the war with Ukraine.
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".
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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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.
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.
Trump has called for Ukraine to hold elections, implying Zelenskyy missed opportunities to end the war with Russia.
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Gulliver Cragg, live from Kiev, analyses the situation.
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.
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.
The US president's said President Volodymyr Zelensky "wants to make problems for the world".
US leader suggests Zelenskyy has not done enough to end the war amid tensions with Kyiv over a diesel deal with Russia.
US President Trump criticised Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy as he called for new leadership in Ukraine.
President Trump has criticized Volodymyr Zelenskyy for not making a deal with Russia to end the Ukraine war. Trump also warned Kyiv against targeting Russian oil refineries that will supply the US with diesel fuel.
Ukraine's leader had said the deal with Russia to release diesel into the US would help Moscow fund the war.
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.
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.
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.
After Washington announced a sanctions pause on Russian diesel, Germany has said it remains committed to pressuring Moscow and supporting Ukraine. More on DW.