Brian Kilmeade attacks President Trump's Ukraine fuel idea and warns against siding with Russia
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During Fox & Friends Weekend, Brian Kilmeade criticized President Trump’s comments on buying fuel from Russia, arguing that Washington must not make any move that could aid Moscow in the Ukraine conflict.
Fox News anchor Brian Kilmeade used the Sunday edition of Fox & Friends Weekend to push back against President Trump's recent comments about Ukraine’s energy needs. Kilmeade argued that the president’s suggestion to buy diesel from Russia would send money to Moscow, which he described as the side that initiated the war.
"The president got ticked off because Zelensky came out and said, ‘Do not buy five hundred million tons of diesel,’" Kilmeade said, citing the Ukrainian leader’s objection to the fuel purchase.
Kilmeade also said the conflict’s root lies with Russian President Vladimir Putin, adding that no peace proposal would be acceptable to Putin if it did not meet Russia’s broader aims. He further tied the current diesel shortage to disruptions caused by Iran in the Gulf region, saying the problem was being shifted toward Russia.
Co-host Rachel Campos-Duffy raised the question of whether the United States should prioritize its own interests over Ukraine’s, sparking a back-and-forth about the president’s peace intentions. Kilmeade warned that any alignment between the United States and Russia would be a strategic error.
The segment highlighted internal disagreements among Fox News personalities over U.S. policy toward Ukraine and the wider geopolitical implications of President Trump's statements.