US reportedly threatens Ukraine arms access over Russian refinery strikes
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The United States has threatened to restrict Ukraine’s access to American weapons and intelligence unless Kyiv stops attacking Russian oil refineries, the Financial Times reported, citing European officials who took part in calls with US representatives or were briefed on them.
According to the report, Washington pressed both Ukrainian officials and European capitals over the weekend to secure an end to the strikes. The warning included potentially blocking the Prioritised Ukraine Requirements List, a NATO-managed mechanism through which allies fund purchases of US weapons for Ukraine, as well as suspending intelligence sharing. Ukrainian presidential military adviser Pavlo Palisa said US officials had contacted him.
The White House did not confirm the calls or discuss their contents. A US official also denied that representatives of President Donald Trump had explicitly threatened to cut intelligence support, according to reporting cited by Militarnyi.
Trump announced Sunday that Russia and Ukraine had agreed to an immediate “energy ceasefire.” A senior Ukrainian official initially told the Financial Times that Kyiv had not been informed of such an agreement. President Volodymyr Zelensky later welcomed the prospect of a reciprocal halt to attacks on energy infrastructure but said it needed to be implemented in practice.
Russian attacks continued after Trump’s announcement, Zelensky said, including a drone strike on Kharkiv’s CHP-5 power plant. Russia had not publicly confirmed the reported energy agreement as of Sunday.
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