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Elon Musk calls on Zelensky to 'go' as Ukraine leader

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Elon Musk tweeted Wednesday for Volodymyr Zelensky to step down as Ukraine’s president, citing ongoing conflict and perceived lack of support from the US. This came amid claims by Ukraine that the US had slowed down Starlink satellite communications and failed to warn them about incoming missile strikes. Additionally, former US President Donald Trump suggested it was time for Ukraine to get a new leader during comments on the recent US diesel deal with Russia.
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Ukraine GPE · 7× Kyiv ORG · 4× Musk PERSON · 4× Trump ORG · 4× Zelensky PERSON · 4× Russia GPE · 2× Russian NORP · 2× Elon Musk PERSON · 1× Volodymyr Zelensky PERSON · 1× the United States GPE · 1×

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Trump said, before suggesting Ukraine should “get a new leader who can make a deal”. A senior official in Kyiv also said that the US had in recent days threatened to stop providing intelligence about Russian missile launches that Ukraine uses to thwart attacks —which Trump has denied.
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Elon Musk calls on Zelensky to 'go' as Ukraine leader · assertive framing

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Tech billionaire Elon Musk called on Wednesday for Volodymyr Zelensky to “go” as Ukraine’s president, as Kyiv raised doubts over US support for the war-torn country. asserted
Kyiv → call → country
Ukraine accused the United States this week of helping Russia by failing to warn it of incoming missile strikes and hobbling Kyiv’s military response through changes to Musk’s satellite system which it uses for communications. asserted
it → accuse → communications
“And so the slaughter continues,” Musk wrote on X. “Time for Zelensky to go.” asserted
Zelensky → continue → X.
Zelensky had called on Musk to restore Starlink, which was designed by the mogul’s SpaceX company and which Kyiv says has been slowed down. asserted
Kyiv → call → company
Musk said any disruption was the responsibility of the US government. asserted
disruption → say → government
He drew a distinction between Starshield, which Ukraine relies on for battlefield communications and which he said was controlled by the US government, and the Starlink civilian satellite system, which Ukraine also deploys but is not allowed to use for offensive operations. asserted
Ukraine → draw → operations
The row comes after Zelensky replied in the affirmative when asked if he felt “betrayed” after US President Donald Trump announced a diesel-supply deal with heavily sanctioned Moscow. asserted
Trump → come → Moscow
Trump said on Saturday that he thought “it’s time for Ukraine to get a new president” as he responded to Zelensky’s criticism of the US diesel deal with Russia. asserted
he → say → Russia
Trump said, before suggesting Ukraine should “get a new leader who can make a deal”. A senior official in Kyiv also said that the US had in recent days threatened to stop providing intelligence about Russian missile launches that Ukraine uses to thwart attacks —which Trump has denied. asserted
Trump → say → which
Trump, facing key midterm elections next month in which soaring fuel prices are a major issue, has blamed Ukrainian strikes on Russian oil refineries for the squeeze on supplies and increase in prices at the pump. asserted
are → face → pump
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