# From Oval Office spat to public rebukes: A timeline of Trump-Zelenskyy ties

https://mins.news/en/item/95355

- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-11 14:34 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/11/oval-office-spat-to-public-rebukes-a-timeline-of-trump-zelenskyy-ties?traffic_source=rss

> Donald Trump has long opposed US military support for Ukraine and has criticized Volodymyr Zelenskyy since his first term. Trump recently called for Zelenskyy’s removal, blaming Ukrainian attacks on Russian refineries for higher diesel prices. Zelenskyy said Ukraine could halt those strikes if Russia stopped attacking Ukrainian energy infrastructure.

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