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US urged Ukraine to halt strikes on Russian oil refineries (www.ft.com)

submitted 7 months ago by rinze@infosec.pub to c/europe@feddit.de

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The US has urged Ukraine to halt attacks on Russia’s energy infrastructure, warning that the drone strikes risk driving up global oil prices and provoking retaliation, according to three people familiar with the discussions. [...]

One person said that the White House had grown increasingly frustrated by brazen Ukrainian drone attacks that have struck oil refineries, terminals, depots and storage facilities across western Russia, hurting its oil production capacity.

Russia remains one of the world’s most important energy exporters despite western sanctions on its oil and gas sector. Oil prices have risen about 15 per cent this year, to $85 a barrel, pushing up fuel costs just as US President Joe Biden begins his campaign for re-election.

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[–] rinze@infosec.pub 0 points 7 months ago (2 children)

It's not yet proven that it was the US, no? I mean, I wouldn't be surprised at all, but I still don't know that's a fact.

[–] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 0 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Fact? It's a full fledged conspiracy theory, with zero actual proof supporting it.

[–] brainrein@feddit.de 0 points 7 months ago

You mean like all the other conspiracy theories about the USA?

That they secretly made a weapons deal with Iran to get money to support the Contras in Nicaragua for example. That they helped to kill democratically elected Allende and install the dictator Pinochet. That they staged a false flag operation to take over the Vietnam war from the French. That they helped take down democratically elected Mossadegh in Iran and install the Shah. That they produced false evidence as pretext to invade Irak. Two times. That they tried many times to assassinate Fidel Castro.

Sorry, but things happening in the world matching American interests makes me suppose they did it. I am convinced they did it. I am old, I can’t wait 30 years for the archives to open till I blame somebody.

They did it!

[–] jlh@lemmy.jlh.name 0 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

Most people suspect it was Ukraine, honestly. But there's a bunch of people who will try to blame America every chance they get.

[–] brainrein@feddit.de 0 points 7 months ago

If Ukraine did it it definitely wasn’t without American support and advice.