# Zelenskyy says Ukrainians will choose their leader after Trump calls for new elections

https://mins.news/en/item/95333

- euronews, 2026-10-11 14:19 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/11/up-to-our-people-to-pick-leader-zelenskyy-responds-to-trumps-pledge-for-new-elections-in-u

> Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in a Sunday TV interview that Russia alone is responsible for the war in Ukraine. He was responding to US President Donald Trump, who blamed him for high diesel prices and said he should be replaced.

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