Trump calls for Ukraine to elect a new President in stunning attack on Zelensky
The US president said he believes Ukraine should find a new leader capable of reaching a deal, expressing strong dissatisfaction with his Ukrainian counterpart’s stance. “We told him not to hit the refineries, and what did he do? He went and hit them,” Trump remarked pointedly
Axios: Trump struck diesel deal with Putin after Zelensky Ignored six US requests to stop attacking Russian refineries
The agreement came in response to continued Ukrainian strikes on Russian refineries, as Washington and Kyiv clashed behind the scenes over attacks affecting fuel prices in the US
“Democracy must be defended,”: Marco Rubio’s Instagram posts and reflections on his Athens visit
The US Secretary of State marked the end of his Athens visit with a series of posts showcasing the Acropolis, the Parthenon and his Pnyx speech, casting Western civilisation as 'worth defending'