President Donald Trump said on Saturday that Ukraine should replace President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, arguing the Ukrainian leader has failed to negotiate an end to the war with Russia.
Speaking to reporters at the White House, Trump criticized Zelenskyy’s handling of the conflict. “I suggest they get a new leader who can make a deal,” he said, adding, “for some reason (Zelenskyy) never does.”
Trump contended that the war would never have started under his administration. “That war would have never started. There was no reason that war with Ukraine and Russia started. It started due to incompetence,” he asserted.
Highlighting the human cost, Trump noted that Zelenskyy has “lost 30% of your country and you’ve had over a million people go between the two of them, over 2 million people killed. That’s a war that should have never started. And I think it’s time for Ukraine to get a new president.”
He made those remarks after posting on Truth Social about a new diesel‑fuel agreement with Russian President Vladimir Putin. According to the post, the schedule kicks off with an immediate shipment: “Russia will immediately supply over 300,000 Tons of Diesel Fuel to the American and Global Marketplace, another 500,000 Tons during the month of November, and 1,000,000 Tons immediately thereafter.”
Trump added that a later phase would see Russia deliver, “based on the condition of their Diesel Refineries, … 3,000,000 Tons of Diesel Fuel” within a short period.
He framed the deal as a boost to commercial energy costs, writing that “TOTAL CONTROL of the Strait of Hormuz, and this great announcement on Russian Energy, Diesel Prices for Americans and, indeed, the World, will be COMING DOWN, IN RECORD NUMBERS, AND FAST!” He stressed the domestic impact, saying, “Lower prices for Americans, especially our Great Farmers, Ranchers, and Truckers, is my Greatest Priority,” and called the announcement “a very big and important announcement.” He closed with a warning about Tehran: “Additionally, it must be understood, that Iran will not have a Nuclear Weapon!”
The focus on diesel makes sense, given its central role in the commercial economy. As the primary fuel for trucking, farm equipment, and heavy‑industry transport, higher diesel prices raise operating costs for freight carriers and farmers.
Those transportation and production expenses flow straight into the cost of goods, so swings in wholesale diesel prices usually ripple through supply chains and end up affecting retail prices for consumers.
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