# Trump calls on Ukraine to replace Zelensky

https://mins.news/en/item/94699

- Meduza, 2026-10-10 17:32 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/10/10/trump-calls-on-ukraine-to-replace-zelensky

> Trump told reporters on October 10 that Ukraine should find a new president who can “make a deal.” He criticized Zelensky over strikes on diesel-fuel targets and said Ukraine should stop. A day earlier, Trump agreed with Putin to supply Russian diesel to U.S. and global markets. The U.S. Treasury then issued a temporary license allowing Russian diesel to reach global markets despite U.S. sanctions, through April 7, 2027. Ukraine criticized the deal, and Zelensky called Russia’s decision to permit oil-product sales “an investment in the war.”

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