Riyadh alert and diesel deal Trump challenges Zelenskyy

Oct 10

France 2's international block attributes a new Riyadh airport missile strike to Yemen's Houthis, reports several possible injuries and suspended air traffic, and says Spain and Germany advise against travel there. Luc Lacroix then reports Trump's new call for Ukraine to have a different president, airing his words. The report recalls the previous evening's Russian-diesel deal: 300,000 tons immediately, 500,000 in November and a million afterward, with promised fuel-price relief during the midterm campaign. It describes favorable Russian television coverage, sanctions circumvention and Trump's demand to halt Ukrainian refinery attacks. Zelenskyy has not answered the leadership call; his aired 'weak decision' criticism concerns the diesel deal. A closing reference to fifteen deaths in eastern Ukraine supplies no location or distinct attack account.

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.