Kremlin accuses Ukraine of flouting spirit of US peace efforts with strikes on Russian oil refineries
MOSCOW: The Kremlin on Thursday said that Ukrainian strikes on Russian oil refineries ran counter to US peace efforts, after a Ukrainian drone struck a refinery in Russia’s Ryazan region overnight. US President Trump declared an energy ceasefire on Sunday, something Ukraine said it had first learnt about from media reports and which Russia did not publicly commit itself to. Kyiv said it had…
On Thursday, the Kremlin accused Ukraine of disregarding US peace efforts by striking Russian oil refineries. The attack took place overnight in Russia's Ryazan region after a Ukrainian drone targeted the facility. US President Trump had announced an energy ceasefire on Sunday, a move that Ukraine claimed it was unaware of until hearing about it through media reports.
Russia had not formally committed to the ceasefire. Kyiv had declared a three-day pause in strikes on Russian oil refineries but resumed them once Russia continued its attacks on Ukraine's energy sector. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov stated that Moscow did not believe that Kyiv had adhered to the ceasefire and reiterated that Ukraine's strikes on the refineries were "nothing new."
Ukraine is expected to continue striking Russian refineries in retaliation for Moscow's adoption of a "new doctrine" of airstrikes. Peskov emphasized that the Ukrainian regime in Kyiv's actions were in serious conflict with the US peace efforts, which are being vigorously pursued by American negotiators. However, Russia maintains that the scope of the ceasefire has not been defined, and it struck seven Ukrainian energy infrastructure facilities on Wednesday.
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