"United States
has called on Ukraine
to end attacks on Russian energy infrastructure and warned that drone strikes
could raise global oil prices and provoke retaliation.
According to the daily, based on three sources familiar with
the situation, Washington's
warning was passed on to officials of the Security Service of Ukraine and the
Main Intelligence Directorate.
An insider to The Financial Times said the White House was
"increasingly frustrated by the brazen Ukrainian drone attacks targeting
oil refineries, terminals, depots and storage facilities across western Russia,
affecting the country's oil refining capacity."
Russia
remains one of the world's most important energy exporters despite Western
sanctions on its oil and gas industry. This year, oil prices have increased by
approximately 15 percent. — to $85 (about 78.5 euros) a barrel, sending fuel
prices soaring just as US President Joe Biden kicked off his election campaign.
Washington is also worried
that if the Ukrainians continue to attack Russian facilities, the Russians may
retaliate with attacks on Ukraine's
energy infrastructure.
"We do not encourage or allow attacks inside Russia,"
said a spokesman for the US National Security Council.
The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) declined to comment.
The press representative of the Security Service of Ukraine also refused to
provide comments, and the staff of the Central Intelligence Agency and the
Office of the President did not respond to the daily's inquiries."
More:
"Washington is also concerned that if Ukraine continues to strike Russian facilities, including many located hundreds of kilometers from the border, Russia could retaliate and strike energy infrastructure that the West relies on, including the pipeline that carries oil through Russia to the global market is supplied from Kazakhstan. Western companies including ExxonMobil and Chevron use this pipeline, which Moscow briefly shut down in 2022."
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