Trump is pressuring Zelenskyy to step down; the U.S. has 100 votes against Russian oil deals—how should Europe respond?

2026-10-16

The international political arena blew up an outrageous incident: U.S. President Trump publicly shouted about Ukraine, demanded the replacement of Zelensky, and also got involved in the Russian oil deal, which directly triggered a backlash from many parties.

Trump said in public that Ukraine must replace Zelensky, otherwise he will not stop the attack on Russian oil facilities, and also said that an agreement will be reached to end the Ukrainian-Russian war.

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As soon as this remark came out, zelensky immediately issued a counterattack on platform x: the root cause of the European war is only Russia. as long as Russia stops attacking Ukraine's energy facilities, Ukraine will immediately stop attacking Russian refineries, otherwise this matter will not be discussed.

He also angrily denounced that Trump's request for a change of president is a betrayal of his allies, and that Ukraine's presidential candidate can only be decided by its own people, not by outsiders.

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"Forcing Zelensky to step down is not his business"

Ukraine was also extremely angry at Trump's shouting, and the people said bluntly: "The problem is not our president, but the person who started this war." Even Daniel Fried, a former U.S. ambassador to Poland and a foreign policy analyst at the Atlantic Council, said bluntly that Trump's operation was to vent his dissatisfaction and try to throw the high price of U.S. diesel oil to Ukraine, which was completely the wrong target.

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Fried analyzed that the root cause of the US diesel price increase was the US action against Iran, which had nothing to do with Ukraine's attack on Russian refineries.

Data show that after Ukraine's attack on Russian refineries, US diesel prices did not fluctuate, but rose only after the US policy against Iran in late February.

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He also pointed out that Trump's desire to rely on signing a diesel agreement with Russia to lower domestic oil prices is completely unrealistic-Russia's supply is simply not enough to affect global oil prices, and even most energy experts are not optimistic about the deal.

"More than 100 U.S. lawmakers vetoed the Russian oil deal, with rare unanimous opposition from both parties"

What's more, the Russian oil deal was opposed by the two parties in the United States as soon as it was released. Former Vice President Pence took the lead in criticizing the X platform, and many Republican congressmen, senators and Democrats all stood up against it.

You know, the US Senate and House of Representatives also passed the sanctions bill against Russia by more than 100 votes, and most members of Congress support aid to Ukraine.

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Fried said bluntly that Trump's operation not only damaged the international credibility of the United States, but also embarrassed the American people who support the free world.

Many people speculate that Trump is doing this to lower diesel prices before the mid-term elections, and maybe he will change his mouth after the election.

But Fried believes that even if it is a political operation, the interests of allies should not be used as a bargaining chip. Previous US presidents have been able to balance political interests and national strategies, not as vacillating as they are now. Repeated policies of this kind will only encourage Putin to continue waging war.

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It was also mentioned that Ukraine's crackdown on Russian refineries is currently one of the few means of pressure, and what if the Ukrainian side stops unilaterally? Fried said that Ukraine has other channels of pressure, but the decision on whether to continue the crackdown on refineries is in the hands of the Ukrainian side.

He also suggested that Ukraine first observe the opposition in the United States to see if Trump will reverse its policy before deciding whether to adjust its strategy.

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Let's talk about the situation in Europe, especially Poland, which is on the front line of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict. Fried said frankly that the cooperation between Poland and the United States is no problem, but Europe should not only focus on Trump's short-term policy swing, but also focus on the long-term.

Europe should strengthen its own defense construction and establish a more equal transatlantic partnership, rather than give up cooperation with the United States. After all, history has shown that isolationism and sphere of influence thinking can only bring disaster.

The United States has experienced similar diplomatic fluctuations before, such as after the Vietnam War and the Iraq War, and it has survived, and this time it is the same. Europe must stand with the United States' cross-party allies and build its own security line in order to meet future challenges.

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