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Why Is Trump Calling For Zelensky To Go?
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US President Donald Trump has said he thinks "it's time for Ukraine to get a new president" as he responded to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's criticism of the US diesel deal with Russia. Under the deal, Russia would release an initial 300,000 tonnes of diesel "to the American and global marketplace" followed by an additional 500,000 tonnes in November. We look at what’s behind Trump getting closer to Russia and its President, Vladimir Putin, as well as why he’s again turned against Zelensky. And they discuss a suspected Houthi attack on King Khalid Inte...
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This BBC podcast is supported by ads outside the UK. episodes twice a week. Find the Haunted Library wherever you get your podcasts. Got the fixo. So it's another wrinkle in the relationship between Donald Trump, his allies, and the
Ukrainian president, Vladimir Zelensky. It is, and therefore it might be useful for newscasters if we go through the ups and downs between President Trump and President Zelensky to see how we've got where we are today. Well, I mean, the obvious thing is that before he came into office, he made a big announcement, Donald Trump. He said he would end the war in Ukraine in 24 hours.
that seems like a long time ago, but I remember that. Then Volodymy Zielensky said he thought Donald Trump could help end the war himself. Then there was that awful disastrous meeting between the two of them in the Oval Office where Donald Trump and his Vice President attacked Volodymy Zielensky and said, you know, you've got no cards, you don't hold the cards.
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