Washington has stepped up pressure on Kyiv, demanding an end to attacks on Russian oil refineries. According to a report by Deutsche Welle, citing a senior Ukrainian official, the Ukrainian side has been informed of US President Donald Trump\u2019s firm demand to cease attacks on Russia\u2019s oil infrastructure. The US administration links the Ukrainian strikes on oil refineries to the rise in diesel prices, whilst Kyiv insists that the attacks are a response to Russian shelling of Ukrainian energy infrastructure.<\/p>\n
Administration Donald Trump<\/strong> has repeatedly raised the issue of halting strikes on Russian oil refining infrastructure with the Ukrainian leadership. According to Axios, US officials believe that the continuation of these attacks is straining relations between Washington and Kyiv and having a negative impact on the global fuel market.<\/p>\n One of the publication\u2019s sources stated that the US had repeatedly approached Ukraine with this request, but the Ukrainian leadership had refused to agree to a unilateral cessation of strikes.<\/p>\n Kyiv\u2019s position is that Russian oil refineries<\/a> and the associated infrastructure supply fuel to Russian troops and generate revenue that Moscow can use to fund military operations.<\/p>\n At the same time, Trump had previously stated that it was Ukrainian attacks on Russian oil refineries that had contributed to the diesel shortage. He reiterated this position on 5 October, although the global fuel market is also affected by the war in the Middle East and disruptions to international supplies.<\/p>\n During the negotiations<\/a> During a meeting between the Ukrainian and American delegations in Miami, representatives from Washington raised the issue of a possible restriction on the exchange of intelligence if Ukraine continues its strikes on Russian oil facilities.<\/p>\n The article discusses negotiations involving the US President\u2019s Special Representative Steve Witkoff<\/strong> and Jared Kushner<\/strong>. The meeting focused on possible ways to end the war, security guarantees and economic agreements.<\/p>\n President Volodymyr Zelenskyy<\/strong> previously stated that Ukraine is ready to stop the attacks<\/a> on Russian oil refineries and other oil facilities, provided that Russia ceases its attacks on Ukraine\u2019s energy infrastructure.<\/p>\n Kyiv is calling on Washington to help secure precisely such a mutual agreement. The Ukrainian side stresses that it cannot agree to a cessation of strikes against the Russian oil industry without corresponding commitments from Moscow.<\/p>\n However, according to Axios, the US President does not regard Ukrainian strikes on Russian oil refineries as equivalent to Russian attacks on Ukraine\u2019s power stations and electricity grids. This has been one of the main points of disagreement between the two sides.<\/p>\nA dispute over intelligence data arose during the talks in Miami<\/h2>\n
Ukraine proposes a mutual cessation of attacks on the energy sector<\/h2>\n
Trump has reached an agreement with Putin on the supply of Russian diesel fuel<\/h2>\n