UK backs Zelenskyy after Trump calls for Ukrainian leader change
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UK Defence Secretary Wes Streeting said Britain stands behind Volodymyr Zelenskyy after Donald Trump called for Ukraine to find a new president.
Defence Secretary Wes Streeting said Britain stands behind Volodymyr Zelenskyy after Donald Trump called for Ukraine to get a new leader. Trump said on Saturday that Zelenskyy had failed to end the war and that Ukraine needed a president capable of reaching a peace agreement. The call came as the US announced a controversial agreement to buy Russian diesel.
Streeting told the BBC that the choice of Ukrainian leader was for Ukrainians alone to make. He said Zelenskyy had criticised the oil deal, which he condemned as a gift to Putin that would increase Russian energy revenues and finance the war. Streeting suggested Trump was facing domestic political pressure over fuel prices, which have risen ahead of next month's US midterm elections. Soaring costs hit Americans particularly hard in agricultural states where farmers depend on diesel.
Streeting said Britain wanted to maintain western unity over Russia and described Putin as the aggressor who chose to start the war and could end it tomorrow. He stated the UK stood with Ukraine and President Zelenskyy.
How it is being reported
- UK must bring US and Ukraine ‘back together’ amid diesel deal, Streeting saysDonald Trump has called for Volodymyr Zelensky to be replaced as tensions mount between the leaders.Evening Standard · 11 Oct, 12:08
- UK does not support Trump's Russia diesel deal, says StreetingThe defence secretary says the US and its allies need to increase pressure on Vladimir Putin to end the war with Ukraine.BBC Politics · 11 Oct, 12:00
- Britain stands behind Zelenskyy, says Streeting after Trump’s call for new leader in UkraineDefence secretary backs Ukrainian president and says priority is to maintain western unity over Russia conflict Britain stands behind Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the defence secretary has said, after Donald Trump called for the Ukrainian president to be replaced and the US announced a controversial agreement to buy Russian diesel. Wes Streeting said Ukrainians alone should be able to decide who led their country as he indicated Trump was facing domestic political pressure over fuel prices ahead of next month’s US midterm elections. Continue reading...Guardian World · 11 Oct, 11:03
- Wes Streeting says UK has role to play after Donald Trump's astonishing Zelensky attackDefence Secretary Wes Streeting has said the UK will 'try to bring our friends back together' after Donald Trump said it was 'time for Ukraine to get a new president' over criticism of his Russia oil dealThe Mirror · 11 Oct, 10:23
In this story: Wes Streeting · Volodymyr Zelenskyy · Donald Trump · Vladimir Putin · Ukraine · United States · Russia · Britain
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