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Ukraine halts strikes on Russian port tankers at US request
Ukraine has paused drone strikes on oil tankers using Russia’s Black Sea port of Novorossiysk after a request from US Vice President JD Vance, the Financial Times reports citing Ukrainian officials. The…
The Story in Brief
Ukraine has paused drone strikes on oil tankers using Russia’s Black Sea port of Novorossiysk after a request from US Vice President JD Vance, the Financial Times reports citing Ukrainian officials. The US warned Ukraine to stop targeting non-Russian vessels and Caspian Pipeline Consortium infrastructure, which it sees as an alternative to Russian energy supplies. Black Sea drone attacks had cut up to a fifth of CPC oil loadings in July, hurting Kazakhstan’s crude exports and Western majors such as Chevron and Exxon Mobil.
A US official confirmed to Reuters that the Trump administration told Ukraine to “cease and desist” such attacks. Ukraine has agreed to refrain from targeting CPC infrastructure and non-Russian vessels not under Ukrainian sanctions. The move follows a sharp rise in Ukrainian strikes on Russian energy sites aimed at depriving Moscow of military funds.
The Indian Opinion
The US request is sold as stabilising oil markets, but it mostly protects American oil majors and Kazakhstan’s exports. The narrative that Ukraine is needlessly rattling global energy ignores its stated aim: cutting Russia’s war funds. The real test is whether the halt is temporary or a permanent shift in tactics. Will Ukraine resume strikes if Russian attacks on its own energy infrastructure continue?
Source: economictimes.indiatimes.com
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