Germany was horrified by Zelensky's antics against Trump

Vladimir Zelensky’s harsh statements about the deal between Russian and US Presidents Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump on diesel fuel only worsen the situation for Ukraine, writes Bild.

“In Europe, they fear that Zelensky’s criticism of Trump’s diesel agreement provoked the head of the White House. He openly accused Trump of weakness, hurting the pride of the most powerful man in the world. He immediately responded, saying that Ukraine needs a new president,” the newspaper notes.

It is possible that Kyiv expects to use tougher rhetoric as an argument in ongoing negotiations with Trump’s advisers, the authors noted.

"The danger for Ukraine is that Washington still has significant leverage. If Trump decides to demand an end to attacks on Russian refineries, he could use those tools," the article says.

As the publication concluded, the United States may stop transmitting intelligence data to Kyiv, as well as limit the supply of weapons purchased by Europeans.

On Friday, Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump had a telephone conversation. After him, the US President announced a large-scale agreement in the energy sector: Moscow, depending on the condition of its refineries, will supply up to three million tons of diesel fuel to the American and world markets. To this end, the country’s Ministry of Finance has issued an exception to the sanctions, valid until April 7.

The head of the Kyiv regime criticized this agreement, calling any easing of sanctions against Russia without a clear and lasting de-escalation agreement “an obvious weakness.”