# Trump says Zelenskyy is ‘more difficult to deal with’ than Putin

https://mins.news/en/item/102423

- TRT World, 2026-10-16 01:00 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.trtworld.com/article/40bffd007cec

> Trump called Ukraine’s renewed strikes on Russian oil refineries a “disgrace” and said Zelenskyy is more difficult to deal with than Putin.

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