The Financial Times has found out that the United States has purportedly urged Ukraine not to hit Russian oil refineries and other energy infrastructure facilities, as it is concerned that this could lead to higher energy prices and further escalation.
  • BombOmOm@lemmy.worldEnglish
    25·
    11 months ago

    The US should probably pass their lethal aid package if they want a seat at the table.

  • atk007@lemmy.worldEnglish
    181·
    11 months ago

    Politics, Because Russia is still a global crude oil supplier, any strike damaging their infrastructure would increase global oil prices and Biden can’t have that in an election year.

    • CptEnder@lemmy.worldEnglish
      171·
      11 months ago

      Also it’s them “saying” it so they can say they said it… meanwhile Ukraine keeps getting more long range military drones “totally not without any US help” wink wink

  • TheEtherBunny@lemmy.worldEnglish
    81·
    11 months ago

    What a crock of shit. Ukraine has every right to degrade the ruzzian war capability, especially fuel supplies. Signed, a disappointed American citizen.

  • Rapidcreek@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
    21·
    11 months ago

    Occurs to me that if countries have to spend more money on energy, they will have less money to spend on Ukraine. Plus, rising energy costs is just what Russia wants.

  • Paragone@lemmy.worldEnglish
    01·
    11 months ago

    Shouldn’t that be contingent on Russia also ceasing strikes on Ukranian energy infrastructure??

  • downpunxx@fedia.io
    13·
    11 months ago

    All the commenters are missing the nuclear elephant in the room, whereas Putin has been perfectly happy shoveling the lower classes, young, and old, into the woodchipper that is the Ukrainian battle front, but he doesn’t have limitless patience, and does posses the worlds largest stockpile of nuclear weapons, and it’s been Russia’s belief since the 40’s that the United States got to use nukes TWICE against military/civilian targets, and they are owed at least one.

    If you don’t believe or understand this, you are missing the greatest single factor in this war. Putin can allow Russia can be defeated in Ukraine, but it can’t be actually hurt on Russian soil, if you understand this, you understand why the US is making this request of Ukraine.

    This isn’t a “war of gentlemen” but there are some rules that the United States is well aware of, and that’s gonna hamper Ukrainian efforts, but the alternative is gonna be worse, for Ukraine, and the rest of the world.

    This is the game that’s being played.