The US has urged Ukraine to halt attacks on Russia’s energy infrastructure, warning that the drone strikes risk driving up global oil prices and provoking retaliation, according to three people familiar with the discussions. […]

One person said that the White House had grown increasingly frustrated by brazen Ukrainian drone attacks that have struck oil refineries, terminals, depots and storage facilities across western Russia, hurting its oil production capacity.

Russia remains one of the world’s most important energy exporters despite western sanctions on its oil and gas sector. Oil prices have risen about 15 per cent this year, to $85 a barrel, pushing up fuel costs just as US President Joe Biden begins his campaign for re-election.

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  • nivenkos@lemmy.worldEnglish
    133·
    8 months ago

    The only thing more dangerous than being the US’s enemy, is being their ally.

    The US reaps all the rewards from huge weapons and LNG exports, while refusing to send any troops or even further aid.

    They’re literally the only major economy with significant growth right now due to that, but offer nothing to help Ukraine or Europe.

    • Rusty Shackleford@programming.devEnglish
      71·
      8 months ago

      They’re literally the only major economy

      You don’t need the “literally”.

      offer nothing to help Ukraine or Europe.

      Bullshit. You could have performed a simple search about your claims before posting that.

      European Defense

      Ukraine Defense

      The Joe Biden administration and the U.S. Congress have directed about $75 billion in assistance to Ukraine, which includes humanitarian, financial, and military support, according to the Kiel Institute for the World Economy, a German research institute. (This figure does not include all war-related U.S. spending, such as aid to allies.) The historic sums are helping a broad set of Ukrainian people and institutions, including refugees, law enforcement, and independent radio broadcasters, though most of the aid has been military-related. Dozens of other countries, including most members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and the European Union (EU), are also providing large aid packages to Ukraine.

      My country’s government is guilty of a lot of terrible things, but don’t make things up, like every other shit-heel on the internet these days.