Trump urges Ukraine To replace its president

Oct 10

The presenter introduces a further Trump statement about Zelenskyy. In the recorded excerpt, Trump urges Ukraine to choose a new president able to make a deal, saying Zelenskyy has had opportunities to settle the conflict but has not taken them. He also says he told Zelenskyy not to strike diesel-related facilities and warns him to stop because the disruption creates a world problem. These are Trump's demands and characterizations, not a reported leadership change or Ukrainian commitment.

On October 10, Donald Trump called for Ukraine to have a new president capable of reaching a deal and demanded a halt to Ukrainian attacks on Russian refineries, describing damage to diesel supplies as a global problem. France 2, RTVE and Vremya cover the same White House statement, following Zelenskyy's objection to the October 9 U.S.–Russian diesel arrangement. RTVE reports Trump's accusation that Zelenskyy does not want peace; Vremya airs the connected leadership, missed-opportunity and refinery remarks in a direct quote. These are Trump's demands and assessments, not an actual leadership change or verified findings about Ukrainian intentions. France 2 says Zelenskyy had not yet answered the leadership call; its recorded weak-decision criticism concerns the earlier diesel decision. The October 9 supply announcement, Treasury license and initial Ukrainian condemnation remain distinct occurrences. Tagesthemen's October 10 Kyiv package airs the new-president demand, followed by a complete Washington exchange. Jan Oppel attributes the escalation to the previous day's Putin call and assesses Trump as adopting his latest interlocutor's views. He contrasts Trump's refinery-price claim with experts' emphasis on the Iran war and interprets cheap diesel for farmers through the midterm campaign. These are attributed correspondent assessments of the demand and its connected diesel rationale, not verified motives or an actual leadership change.