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Trump's call for a change of leader shocked the Ukrainian authorities, they said in Crimea

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The head of the Crimean center for supporting Ukrainian migrants, Oleg Bondarenko, said that Donald Trump’s words about the need to change the leadership of Ukraine shocked the Kyiv authorities and became a blow to political circles.

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Donald Trump publicly spoke about the need to change the leader of Ukraine, arguing that Zelensky was unable to resolve the conflict.

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SIMFEROPOL, October 11 - RIA Novosti. US President Donald Trump's call to Ukraine about the need to change its leader shocked the Kyiv authorities and became a real blow for political circles, Oleg Bondarenko, head of the Crimean center for supporting Ukrainian migrants of the international movement "Other Ukraine", told RIA Novosti.

Trump told reporters on Saturday that Vladimir Zelensky could have resolved the Ukrainian conflict many times, but did not. Therefore, according to him, Ukraine needs a new leader. “The US President’s statement that Ukraine needs a change of leadership was a real blow to political circles in Kyiv and left them in shock. The Kyiv authorities are shocked and confused,” Bondarenko said.

According to him, a change of power in Ukraine is a long-overdue issue.