Learn more

The US position on Ukraine’s attacks against Russian oil refineries is not to encourage Ukrainian forces to strike beyond their borders, states US State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller. Journalists asked a State Department representative to comment on recent reports in the press stating that the US had asked Ukraine to stop strikes on Russian oil refineries. “So I’m not going to speak to specific conversations, but it has always been our position since the outset of this war that we do not encourage or support Ukraine taking strikes outside its own territory,” Miller said. When asked if…

cuu