# As Obstacles to Peace Go, Zelenskyy Ranks Below Trump

https://mins.news/en/item/100904

- Bloomberg News, 2026-10-15 06:30 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-10-15/zelenskyy-is-less-an-obstacle-to-peace-in-ukraine-than-trump-is?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6ad072f19166110001b47f54

> Volodymyr Zelenskyy is again clashing with the U.S. president, this time over his refusal to follow a White House order to halt bombing Russian oil refineries. The Kremlin and Donald Trump now say Zelenskyy is the main obstacle to peace, raising the question of whether Kyiv’s former comedian-turned-ruler has become one.

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