Ukraine will resume strikes on Russian oil refineries after a three-day pause at the request of the United States, President Volodymyr Zelensky said. He said this in aninterview with the Financial Times.
According to the FT, the United States pressured Kyiv to stop attacks on Russian refineries. Washington argued that such a pause, together with an agreement on the supply of Russian diesel, was necessary to reduce fuel prices in the United States.
Despite the Ukrainian pause, according to Zelensky, the military was left without American warnings about the approach of ballistic missiles. At the same time, Starlink's work slowed down, which complicated operations at the front and medium-range strikes on Russian military facilities.
The president claims that the US military warned Ukrainian colleagues: if the strikes on the energy sector do not stop, the US will block intelligence. Zelensky also rejected a technical explanation for the problems with Starlink.
Zelensky stressed that a partnership with the United States remains necessary to confront Russia: "Russia can fight against all of us, but only when we are not together."
On October 12, Zelensky reported on Russian attacks on six energy facilities a day amid the "energy truce" announced by Trump.
According to the president, Ukraine has suspended attacks on energy facilitiesin order to fulfill Washington's wishes. However, Russia continued to hit the Ukrainian energy sector and kill civilians. More than 100 people have been killed in the past week, he said.