Ukraine Rejects Trump Bid to Oust Zelensky Over Russian Refinery Strikes, Offers 60-Day Truce Path
Updated
Updated · The New York Times · Oct 11
Ukraine Rejects Trump Bid to Oust Zelensky Over Russian Refinery Strikes, Offers 60-Day Truce Path
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Oct 11
Summary
Ukraine on Sunday dismissed Donald Trump’s call for a new president after he blamed Kyiv’s strikes on Russian oil refineries for higher global energy prices.
Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukraine would stop hitting Russian refineries only if Moscow also halted attacks on Ukrainian energy infrastructure, insisting any de-escalation be reciprocal and guaranteed.
Andrii Sybiha, Ukraine’s foreign minister, said Zelensky has the support of Ukrainians and that only they can decide the presidency, framing Trump’s remarks as outside interference.
Zelensky also said elections could be held only after a cease-fire, telling ABC News that a safe vote would require a 60-day halt in fighting.
Trump separately claimed on Sunday that Russia and Ukraine had agreed to an energy cease-fire, but neither Kyiv nor Moscow confirmed any such deal.