Donald Trump had called for a new Ukrainian president while defending a diesel supply deal with Russia. European leaders are preparing to reassure Ukraine of their continued support as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy meets them in Brussels, with Kyiv facing intensifying Russian attacks, uncertainty over US assistance and mounting financial needs ahead of winter.The summit comes amid fresh tensions between Zelenskyy and US President Donald Trump, who has criticised Ukraine's fresh attacks on Russian oil refineries and accused Kyiv of driving up global energy prices. Trump said Ukraine and Russia had agreed not to target each other's energy infrastructure, an announcement that took Zelenskyy by surprise last weekend.Trump reiterated his criticism after Ukraine struck a refinery southeast of Moscow that helps supply the Russian capital."All he's doing is making the world oil price higher. Well, I think that's a disgrace," Trump said in an interview with the Newsmax news outlet.The Ukrainian president, meanwhile, said there was little indication that Moscow was ready to end the war and warned that Kyiv needed to prepare for the coming winter."We want to end this war as quick as possible....






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