Obviously, there was no greenlight. Kiev is defying the Biden administration's repeated requests to stop its strikes on Moscow's oil infrastructure.
Ukraine launched drone attacks on several Russian oil refineries overnight, Russian sources said on Wednesday, despite pushback from Washington urging Kyiv to reel in its strikes on Moscow's oil infrastructure.
In March, the Financial Times reported that the U.S. had pushed Ukraine to stop its attacks on Russia's oil refineries for fear of spikes in global oil prices and the risk of Russian retaliation.
"We do not encourage or enable attacks inside of Russia," a U.S. State Department spokesperson previously told Newsweek.
Ukraine launched drone attacks on several Russian oil refineries overnight, Russian sources said on Wednesday, despite pushback from Washington urging Kyiv to reel in its strikes on Moscow's oil infrastructure.
In March, the Financial Times reported that the U.S. had pushed Ukraine to stop its attacks on Russia's oil refineries for fear of spikes in global oil prices and the risk of Russian retaliation.
"We do not encourage or enable attacks inside of Russia," a U.S. State Department spokesperson previously told Newsweek.
Ukraine hits multiple Russian refineries overnight despite US warnings
"Our region is again under attack by Ukrainian UAVs," Vasily Anokhin, the governor of Russia's Smolensk region, said on Wednesday.
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