Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday promised new Ukrainian elections in exchange for a 60-day ceasefire with Russia after President Donald Trump called for Zelenskyy to step down.

Zelenskyy’s remarks came one day after Trump criticized the war-weary leader for ordering attacks on Russian oil refineries amid a U.S. deal to ease sanctions on Russia for its diesel.

“I know that Putin wanted very much to change the president in Ukraine,” the Ukrainian leader said in a Sunday interview on ABC News. He noted that “President Trump really wants to have some changes” in Ukraine, too.

“So please tell Putin, give us two months — 60 days of total ceasefire, 60 days, and we will organize elections,” Zelenskyy said. “Of course, we will be ready for any choice of our people.”

Trump has characterized a deal with Russia — which has been met with bipartisan backlash — as a strategy to bring down gasoline and diesel prices, which have skyrocketed as a result of his unpopular war with Iran. The national average diesel price in the U.S. as of Sunday was $6.28, according to motorist group AAA. Last year’s average was $3.67.

“I suggest they get a new leader who can make a deal, because he could have made many deals, and for some reason, he never does,” Trump said Saturdy, adding that “I think it’s time for Ukraine to get a new president.”

Trump warned that Zelenskyy “better damn well stop” as he headed to Tennessee to campaign for Republicans who are struggling against competitive challengers. Zelenskyy vowed to continue striking Russian oil refineries until “Russia stops striking our energy infrastructure.”

“The real cause of the war in Europe is Russia and Russia alone. It is possible to stop strikes on energy infrastructure as early as today, but Putin does not want to do so,” Zelenskyy wrote in an X post Sunday.

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