London, Oct. 15 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Wednesday (local time) criticised US President Donald Trump over the diesel supply deal with Russia, saying Washington had chosen "the wrong side" by agreeing to import Russian fuel, while appealing to Trump to support Kyiv in its war against Moscow.

"It's painful when President Trump chooses one side, not our side," Zelenskyy said on the British show "Piers Morgan Uncensored", according to the New York Post. "But we are okay that he's in the middle. But if you're in the middle, you have to stay in the middle. Not on the wrong side."

Zelenskyy also questioned the advice Trump was receiving on the issue, saying, "I think his advisers are wrong. I don't know who is pushing him....