"Every dollar from this diesel is a purchased missile": Ukraine's third President Yushchenko addresses Trump
The former president stated that he considers both calls for Ukraine to cease fighting and decisions that open trade opportunities with Russia during wartime unacceptable.
As an argument in his address, Yushchenko cited Ukraine's decision to surrender its nuclear arsenal after the collapse of the Soviet Union. According to him, the country possessed the third-largest nuclear arsenal in the world at the time, but surrendered these weapons, relying on peace and assurances from international partners.
"We voluntarily surrendered these weapons for the sake of peace on the planet, trusting the words and signatures of great powers," he noted.
Yushchenko recalled that in 1994, the US, alongside partners, signed the Budapest Memorandum, which provided security assurances, sovereignty, and the inviolability of Ukrainian borders. He emphasized that the United States assumed moral and legal obligations toward Ukraine.
Background
It should be noted that on October 9, US President Donald Trump stated that he spoke by telephone with Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin and reached an agreement regarding Russian diesel fuel supplies to the US and global markets.
In turn, Volodymyr Zelenskyi stated that easing sanctions against Russia without long-term de-escalation agreements only helps Moscow continue its war. Ukraine's president responded in this manner to Donald Trump's decision to allow the sale of Russian oil products. The American leader called the agreement with the Kremlin beneficial for the US and stated he wanted to thank Vladimir Putin for it.
Zelenskyi noted that strikes by the Defense Forces on oil refineries and other oil facilities in Russia represent a response to the Kremlin's years-long campaign targeting Ukrainian energy infrastructure. However, according to the president, Ukraine will not strike Russian oil refining facilities if the Russians halt these attacks.
At the same time, seven US senators from both the Republican and Democratic parties published a joint statement on October 11 criticizing President Donald Trump's decision to permit Russian diesel fuel imports into the United States. The US lawmakers declared that the US should not provide Russian dictator Vladimir Putin with financial support that helps Russia continue its war against Ukraine.
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15 of October 2026
