They strain and reproach: why Washington forbids Ukraine to beat the refinery of the Russian Federation - the media
They are convinced that Ukraine, when such strokes, is losing much more than it acquires. The article on the Washington Post is reported in the US and Europe in the US and Europe. Journalists spoke with a number of Ukrainian, American, European officials whose names are not indicated. At the same time, they listed explanations of US representatives, which in general can be divided into two groups - political and military.
The Presidential Government Joe Baiden insists that the strikes on the refinery need to be stopped. US arguments are not supported in the European Union. On the contrary, there will be reminded that Russia is an aggressor, and these goals are legitimate and useful. The portal wrote that the first warning was voiced by Vice president Kamala Harris during communication with President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky. The communication took place on February 16-18 at the Munich Security Conference.
The second warning is from the national security advisor Jake Sullivan, who for this purpose personally flew to Kiev. The subsequent warnings did not detail. It should be noted that the US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and one of his assistants were Selest Valander. US political argument is a possible impact on Russian oil refining and intra -American gasoline prices. However, the official basis indicates that this will reduce Ukraine's support in Europe.
In response to these explanations, the unnamed interlocutor of journalists stated that the rise in gasoline prices is a consequence of other reasons for the production of oil from OPEC member states and Hussite attacks on the Red Sea tankers, which the US and allies cannot handle. Military arguments consist of three parts. As a result, the military believes that it is better to target Ukraine on undoubtedly military facilities, journalists wrote.
The portal also indicated how Ukrainian government officials who communicate with Western partners justify the need for blows. For example, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky said in a conversation with a vice president that the strikes on the refinery were truly prescribed for the Russians. In addition, they are an alternative to missing projectiles that the Armed Forces should be obtained from the United States but not received.
Another explanation is that such attacks raise the enthusiasm of Ukrainians who see damage to Russian infrastructure. "The request annoyed Zelensky and his main assistants, who are considering a series of Kyiv strikes from drones on Russian energy sites as a rare bright spot in a difficult war with a larger and better equipped enemy," the Washington Post reads. It should be noted that Ukraine has made two waves of attacks on the Russian oil and gas industry.
The first UAV attacks took place from September 2023 to mid -February 2024. According to analysts, it was possible to reach up to 18 objects in the Russian Federation: refinery, oil depot, oil terminals, etc. Thereafter, the next series of blows, during which about 12% of Russian oil capacity was damaged, was calculated in Bloomberg. In April, one air attack took place - for two purposes 1200 km from Ukraine, in Tatarstan.