Trump says Ukraine should get new President as he blames Zelenskyy for U.S. diesel prices

On Friday, US President Donald Trump said Russia would send 300,000 tonnes of diesel for use in the United States and international markets, with additional shipments to follow. He said lower fuel costs were a priority. Russia’s Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak confirmed the volumes to the state news agency Tass, according to the Daily News.

Trump also described proposed later deliveries: 500,000 tonnes in November, another one million tonnes afterward and then three million tonnes within a short period, depending on the state of Russian refineries. Novak said Russian exports might eventually reach three million tonnes monthly. The Daily News reported that Ukrainian forces had attacked Russian oil infrastructure during the continuing war.

Zelensky criticised the arrangement, saying it would benefit Russian President Vladimir Putin and amount to backing a war that should be brought to an end. On Saturday, Trump called for Ukraine to replace Zelensky and objected to Ukrainian attacks on Russian oil infrastructure, the Daily Mirror reported.

The deal faced criticism from seven senators—four Republicans and three Democrats—who said on Sunday it violated US law and asked Trump to reverse it. The Daily News reported that the US Treasury was suspending sanctions on Russian diesel exports through 7 April, while other Russian assets, including money held in US banks, remained frozen. The outlet also said Trump had signed legislation authorising new sanctions and tariffs on countries importing Russian oil and gas several weeks earlier.

Separately, headlines from Ada Derana and Hiru News said Trump claimed Russia and Ukraine had agreed to an energy ceasefire. Ada Derana reported that Zelensky responded as though he had not previously been told of such an agreement. Those reports provided no further details about the ceasefire claim.

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