“I think it’s time for Ukraine to get a new president,” Trump said on Saturday before departing for a midterm campaign rally in Clarksville, Tennessee.
“I suggest Ukraine gets a new leader who can make a deal,” the president told reporters. “For some reason, Zelensky never does deals.”
The agreement, which includes a temporary waiver of US Treasury sanctions on Russian diesel exports, has sparked a backlash from Europe and American lawmakers.
According to Zelensky, allowing Moscow to sell oil products was a green light to Russia, signalling that it could “keep attacking” Ukraine. He said the decision “needs to be corrected.”
Writing on X, the Ukrainian leader called for “strong signals” from the US, Europe and other partners to “restrict Russia’s ability to wage war and terrorize people.”
