Trump says Ukraine should get a new president as he blames Zelenskyy for US diesel prices

According to the AP, Trump said: "I suggest they get a new leader who can make a deal because he could have made many deals and for some reason he never does."[1]CBS News reports that Trump blamed Ukraine's recent strikes on Russian oil refineries for contributing to high diesel prices before the midterm election, despite the ongoing war in Iran.[2] Trump told reporters: "He wants to make problems for our farmers, our ranchers, with diesel fuel."[2]According to CBS News, the American president's comments came hours after Zelenskyy offered pointed criticism of a new diesel deal between the U.S. and Russia.[2] The AP reports that a senior Ukrainian official told AP that the Ukrainian side was not aware of the deal before the announcement.[3]Zelenskyy wrote Saturday on X[3] that "Russia expressed its thanks for the lifting of sanctions on diesel exports by dropping five glide bombs on residential buildings in Zaporizhzhia."[3] The AP, citing Ukrainian officials, reports that Russian strikes killed at least 20 people in Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia region[1].Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha said on X that Zelenskyy "has the support of the Ukrainian people, and they have the right to decide,"[2] according to CBS News.Euronews reports that Kremlin envoy Kirill Dmitriev wrote that Trump "joins the many who believe that Ukraine needs leadership actually focused on peace"[4].Euronews also reports that EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas wrote on X: "This is not the time to ease pressure on Russia, and Europe won't."[4]