Trump will remove Zelenskyy as president

Trump to remove Selenskyj as President October 20, 2026US President Donald Trump has again accused Ukraine, which was attacked by Russia, of lacking gratitude. In Washington, the Republican said: "We have given a lot to Ukraine - it has given us nothing. Don't forget that." He added that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Selenskyj is "not providing any real help" in the peace efforts. He said it is "time for someone else to negotiate on behalf of Ukraine." Meanwhile, the portal "Axios" reports that Selenskyj complained that US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is intentionally delaying the delivery of Patriot and other air defense missiles, even though other NATO countries have already paid for them. The news website states that Selenskyj raised this accusation during a virtual meeting with Republican and Democratic Senators of the United States. Statement versus Statement The newspaper "Washington Post," citing its own information, states that the stoppage also concerns deliveries from other partners of Ukraine, which are dependent on US consent. A high-ranking official from the Department of Defense countered this statement. The unnamed Pentagon representative to the German Press Agency said there have been no changes to the program in which NATO countries buy US weapons for Ukraine. The same applies to the exchange of intelligence information. Selenskyj and the US special envoy Steve Witkoff plan to talk on this Tuesday in Oslo, the Norwegian capital; Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner is to be joined via video. Witkoff wants to instruct the Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow afterward. He and Kushner are the representatives of the United States in efforts for a peace process between Russia and Ukraine. Both have met with Putin several times in this regard. "To steer the process in a more constructive direction" The host Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre explained that Selenskyj had asked Norway and Finland to organize a meeting "at a time critical for Ukraine within the ongoing diplomatic efforts." The goal is to steer the process "in a more constructive direction." Finnish President Alexander Stubb also takes part in the meeting in Oslo. Fighting continues unabated. According to official reports, at least three people were killed in a Russian air attack near Kyiv. The bodies were discovered when rescue forces extinguished the fire in a production and storage facility in the Obuchiw region south of the capital. Another person was killed by the military administration in attacks in Zaporizhzhia in southeastern Ukraine. Reports: Fuel pipeline pumping station hit According to unofficial reports, the pumping station of a fuel pipeline was hit during the Ukrainian shelling in the Tambov region, about 400 kilometers southeast of Moscow. The governor of the region spoke of a fire at an industrial facility. Pope Leo XIV is again striving for a humanitarian ceasefire in the Russian-occupied city of Oskerschyn. After a call to Putin on Friday, the head of the Catholic Church spoke with Selenskyj about the matter. Leo expressed hope that cooperation between both sides would enable the delivery of food and medical aid, the Vatican stated. Furthermore, the civilian population of the area must be able to leave voluntarily and safely. Energy infrastructure in sight Russia began its large-scale offensive in Ukraine more than four years ago; attacks in the east of the country have been taking place since 2014. Ukrainian counterattacks are mainly directed against industrial and military targets in the Russian hinterland. Moscow, in turn, is increasingly targeting Ukraine's energy and transport infrastructure before the onset of winter. Critics have long accused Trump of pursuing a Russia-friendly course in view of the Ukraine war. On Monday, the US President told journalists that he is open to a trilateral summit with Putin and the Chinese leader Xi Jinping - without Selenskyj. On Friday, Trump had already suspended the sanctions against Russia shortly before their entry into force. The reversal happened just one week after he concluded a controversial agreement with Putin on the delivery of Russian diesel - and a good two weeks before the upcoming US congressional elections. Under the so-called Midterms on November 3, Trump's Republicans are under significant pressure due to rising living costs and, above all, soaring fuel prices because of the war in Iran. jj/fab (dpa, afp, rtr)