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Trump says Ukraine should get a new president who can make a deal

Speaking at the White House on Saturday 10 October, President Trump said Ukraine should get a new leader who can make a deal with Russia, and warned Zelensky to stop hitting Russian refineries. It came a day after a US–Russia diesel arrangement.

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The story, neutrally told

Mixed · 2On Saturday 10 October 2026 President Donald Trump told reporters at the White House that Ukraine should get a new president, saying "I suggest they get a new leader who could make a deal." Right · 2He criticised Volodymyr Zelensky for not agreeing a deal to end the war with Russia, saying "for some reason, he never does." Mixed · 2Trump said Ukraine had lost 30% of its country and that more than 2 million people had been killed, called the war one that "should have never started", and said it started due to incompetence.

Mixed · 2He also warned Kyiv against striking Russian oil refineries, saying he had told Zelensky he could do what he wanted to Russia but not hit refineries, and adding "He better damn well stop." Mixed · 2The remarks followed a phone call between Trump and Vladimir Putin and an agreement on supplying Russian diesel to US and global markets, according to Meduza and the Washington Examiner. Left · 1Meduza reports the US Treasury issued a temporary licence letting Russian diesel reach the global market despite US sanctions until 7 April 2027, and that Zelensky called Russia's decision to allow oil product sales "an investment in the war."

Right · 2The Washington Examiner described the comments as a dramatic shift in the US relationship with Zelensky; the war has lasted more than four and a half years since Russia's full-scale invasion in February 2022.

Every sentence links to the reporting it rests on. The pill in front of each says where its sources sit: Left, Centre or Right when one side supplies at least half of them, Mixed when they are evenly split. The number is how many outlets it cites.

Left3 outlets

Framing
Frames Trump's remarks as a call to replace Zelensky, set against the US–Russia diesel deal and Ukraine's objections.
Emphasis
Diesel deal, Treasury sanctions licence, Zelensky's response.
Leaves out or plays down
Trump's casualty and territory figures.
Charged language
“Trump calls on Ukraine to replace Zelensky”
For example
“Ukraine criticized the diesel deal between Moscow and Washington.” — Meduza

Centre4 outlets

Framing
Reports Trump slamming Zelensky over the lack of a deal and warning against hitting refineries.
Emphasis
Trump's quotes on losses and refineries.
Leaves out or plays down
Diesel deal and sanctions licence context.
Charged language
“slams”
For example
“The US president also warned Kyiv against targeting Russian oil refineries.” — Deutsche Welle

Right3 outlets

Framing
Presents Trump's push for a deal and his view that the war should never have started; Washington Examiner stresses a dramatic shift in the relationship.
Emphasis
Trump's argument that the war began through incompetence; fuel arrangement with Putin.
Leaves out or plays down
Zelensky's response and the sanctions licence details.
Charged language
“dramatic shift”“notable downturn”
For example
“signaling a notable downturn in Zelensky’s relationship with Washington” — Washington Examiner
“It started due to incompetence,” Trump said.” — Just the News