# Why is Trump calling for Zelensky to go?

https://mins.news/en/video/95484

- BBC News, 2026-10-11 17:00 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idUdEfzZEDM

> US President Donald Trump said he thinks it is time for Ukraine to get a new president, responding to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s criticism of a US diesel deal with Russia. Russia is to release an initial 300,000 tonnes of diesel to the American and global market, followed by another 500,000 tonnes in November. The programme examines Trump’s closer ties with Russia and Vladimir Putin, and his renewed opposition to Zelensky.

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