Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that some of Kiev's allies have asked Ukraine to limit attacks on Russian energy facilities due to the continuing increase in global oil prices.
“Recently, after the global energy crisis, we actually received signals from some of our partners to limit our actions targeting the oil and energy sector of the Russian Federation,” Zelensky said in a voice note sent to journalists, quoted by CNN.
Volodymyr Zelensky on Ukraine's retaliatory attacks
The Ukrainian leader did not specify who made the request, but made it clear that Kiev was unlikely to take such action.
“I emphasize once again: if Russia is ready to stop attacks on the Ukrainian energy sector, we will not take retaliatory actions against this sector“, he said, adding that Ukraine is “ready for any ceasefire.”
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Russia's attacks on energy infrastructure in Ukraine
Russia has been terrorizing cities in Ukraine for months, carrying out large-scale bombings of energy facilities, leaving millions of civilians without electricity and heating during an extremely cold winter.
Ukraine has stepped up attacks on Russian energy infrastructure since the beginning of the Middle East war in an attempt to prevent Russia from benefiting from higher oil prices. Just last week, Ukrainian drones attacked several Russian refineries and export terminals.
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Oil from Russia. Vladimir Putin benefits from the war in the Middle East
After the US and Israel attacked Iran, oil prices skyrocketed, the main reason being the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. Russia benefits from this situation. A few days ago, a barrel of Urals oil cost over $111. — this is more than after the outbreak of the war in Ukraine. In addition, the US temporarily lifted sanctions on Russian oil.
According to estimates by the Institute of the Kiev School of Economics (KSE), Russia currently earns up to $760 million. per day on the sale of Russian raw materials. Russia's oil and gas sales this month are expected to double from $12 billion to $24 billion.
As the American magazine “Fortune” writes, Ukraine attacks strategic industrial facilities and Russian ports may prevent Russia from quickly returning to oil exports.
Source: CNN, Business Insider Polska
