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This video can not be played       Figure caption,  Watch: 'Time for Ukraine to get a new president', says Trump       By Rorey Bosotti     Published 10 October 2026, 18:31 BST        Updated 2 hours ago       US President Donald Trump has said he thinks "it's time for Ukraine to get a new president" as he responded to Volodymyr Zelensky's criticism of the US diesel deal with Russia.  The Ukrainian president warned a new deal to release millions of tonnes of Russian diesel into the US would provide Moscow with money to continue its war against his nation, calling it a gift to Russian President Vladimir Putin. Trump told reporters outside the White House on Saturday that Zelensky "wants to make problems for the world" by continuing to authorise attacks on Russian refineries. "He'd better damn well stop," Trump said, before suggesting Ukraine should "get a new leader who can make a deal". Global fuel supplies, including diesel, have been severely limited by the war against Iran launched by the US and Israel, which led to the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz, through which roughly a fifth of the world's oil products usually flows. Russia - a major producer - and Ukraine have recently intensified their strikes on each other's energy infrastructure and transport facilities, further straining energy markets. "We said, 'you can do whatever you want to Russia, don't hit the refineries', because that's a world problem that's caused," Trump continued. "He could have made many deals and for some reason, he never does." Putin's envoy Kirill Dmitriev described Trump's intervention as "iconic and historic", saying that Ukraine "needs leadership actually focused on peace". The US president confirmed on Friday that an agreement had been reached with Moscow to suspend sanctions on Russian diesel exports until 7 April. Zelensky reacted by saying it would allow Moscow to raise new funds to source new military equipment to continue the war. He also accused Moscow of taking the deal "to mean they can keep fighting, to mean they keep dropping bombs on cities" following (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwvgdpv642g5o) deadly new strikes on Zaporizhzhia.      (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5lye9z4xw4yo) Analysis: Trump's shock Russia deal highlights mounting pressure to curb fuel prices       Published 23 hours ago             The Ukrainian president spoke to several allies on Saturday to discuss the latest developments, calling for "real decisions to protect lives in Ukraine" and to protect European security. A Downing Street spokesperson said UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham had spoken to Zelensky and offered his "complete solidarity". The pair had agreed Russia should acquiesce to "an immediate energy ceasefire" and end its attacks on shipping in the Black Sea, the spokesperson said, as "this would immediately release more energy and food supplies into the global market". News of the US-Russia diesel deal was also met with criticism by EU's foreign affairs chief Kaja Kallas, who echoed Zelensky in saying that suspending sanctions "provides Moscow with more revenues to wage war", adding: "This is not the time to ease pressure on Russia, and Europe won't." She said European foreign ministers intended to approve the biggest set of sanctions on Russia since the start of its full-scale invasion on Monday. The deal with Russia is the latest (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cv2d6x749lwro) effort from Trump to lower fuel prices in the US ahead of the midterm elections, after months spent grappling with the political consequences of the Iran war. That conflict, which began in February, has sent the cost of petrol and in particular diesel skyrocketing, which has soured his standing with the American public who have been stung by the higher pump prices and knock-on effects that led to across-the-board inflation.     (Interactive or visual content)       The average price of diesel is currently $6.28 (£4.74) a gallon, according to the AAA – up from last month's $5.94 average, and $3.68 last year. Under the deal, Russia would release an initial 300,000 tonnes of diesel "to the American and global marketplace" followed by an additional 500,000 tonnes in November. A further million would follow, Trump wrote on Truth Social, and then another 3m tonnes "within a short period of time" – but he noted that this delivery will be "based on the condition of their diesel refineries". In the past 10 months, Russia experienced two waves of severe fuel shortages across the country due to Ukrainian drones strikes on its oil refineries. Diesel production in Russia dropped by an estimated 30%, according to the International Energy Agency. Trump had already (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gz14qlVpQxw) called for new elections in Ukraine last December, external  , saying Ukrainian voters should have the choice to replace Zelensky. Since the war broke out in 2022 Ukraine has been under martial law, meaning elections are suspended.     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