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Trump says Ukraine needs a new president who will agree to end the war

US leader suggests Zelenskyy has not done enough to end the war amid tensions with Kyiv over a diesel deal with Russia.

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Trump administration Russian diesel import deal and Ukraine backlash

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The Trump administration is proceeding with an agreement to import Russian diesel fuel and has waived sanctions on Russia's energy sector to enable it, despite condemnation from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, a bipartisan Senate letter demanding withdrawal, and recoil from European allies; President Trump has also said Ukraine needs a new president willing to end the war.

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The Trump administration waived sanctions on Russia's energy sector to enable the diesel imports, and a bipartisan group of 24 senators formally demanded the deal be withdrawn.

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In this event Bipartisan group of senators call on Trump to rescind Russian diesel deal Earlier coverage Ukraine and the US: What's next after Trump’s diesel deal with Russia? Earlier coverage 'A lot of Ukrainians are feeling extremely betrayed' by Trump's Russian diesel deal Earlier coverage Bipartisan group of senators demands Trump kill Russian diesel deal Earlier coverage Zelenskyy furious as Trump announces deal to buy Russian diesel Earlier coverage Trump Says He Will Import Russian Diesel Fuel Amid High Prices Earlier coverage

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Al Jazeera Published 10 October 2026

Trump says Ukraine needs a new president who will agree to end the war

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