Financial Times: US threatened to cut off weapons deliveries and intelligence sharing with Ukraine unless Kyiv stopped striking Russian oil refineries

The United States threatened to cut off intelligence sharing and halt the PURL mechanism, through which European countries buy American weapons for Ukraine, unless Kyiv stopped striking Russian oil refineries. This demand was made on Saturday, October 10, and again on Sunday, according to sources speaking to the Financial Times.

A U.S. Defense Department official informed the agency about these calls. On October 11, Donald Trump announced that Russia and Ukraine had agreed to an energy ceasefire. However, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky claimed he was unaware of the announcement until later. Ukraine's armed forces reportedly received all relevant orders, though the specifics were unclear.

The Kremlin did not officially comment on the situation. Meduza, in its commitment to transparency, acknowledges its use of AI in news production, ensuring that this story was written by a human journalist and translated using AI within strict editorial guidelines. Any errors in the translation should be reported to reports@meduza.io. For Meduza's exclusive English-language content, a subscription is required.