TREE NEWS update: US President Donald Trump said on October 10 that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky can do what he wants but must not attack oil refineries. Speaking to reporters at the White House before departing for a Republican rally in Tennessee, Trump said Zelensky should stop immediately and suggested Ukraine replace its leadership, saying it is time for a new president who can reach a deal.
Trump: Ukraine should not strike refineries, suggests new president
Trump's remarks cut against the logic of Ukraine's recent campaign against Russian energy infrastructure, which Kyiv has treated as a way to raise the cost of the war. Publicly suggesting Ukraine replace its leadership is a notable shift in tone from Washington, and it lands at a moment when the question of continued US backing is already central to Kyiv's planning. Whether this translates into any actual change in policy or support is the open question; for now it reads as political pressure rather than a decision.
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