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Ukraine will resume strikes on Russian oil refineries, President Volodymyr Zelensky said in an interview published on Thursday by the Financial Times.
“The restrictions on attacks on refineries have been lifted. It’s over,” Zelensky said.
Ukraine had paused attacks on Russian energy infrastructure for two days after U.S. President Donald Trump announced an energy ceasefire.
Zelensky criticized Washington for pursuing business ties with Moscow, including under a recent agreement on diesel supplies. He accused the United States of restricting military support to pressure Kyiv into halting its strikes.
The Ukrainian president said his country had lost access to U.S. early-warning information about incoming ballistic missiles and that Starlink communications had weakened across the country. Zelensky rejected the explanation that the interruptions were caused by a technical problem.
“This was not a technical problem; it was a matter of will,” Zelensky told the Financial Times.
He said Ukraine could consider stopping strikes on Russian energy infrastructure if Washington provided additional interceptors for U.S.-made Patriot air defense systems. Zelensky described this as the minimum acceptable condition.
Ukraine’s strikes on Russian energy infrastructure have become a point of contention in discussions over a potential ceasefire. The two-day pause followed Trump’s announcement of an energy truce, while Kyiv has linked any halt in attacks to the terms of U.S. support.
