Ukraine Stops Attacks on Tankers Carrying Kazakh Oil After U.S. Pressure
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Ukraine suspended drone strikes on oil tankers near the Russian port of Novorossiysk following a request from U.S. Vice President JD Vance, Orda.kz reports, citing Reuters and the Financial Times.
Washington was reportedly concerned that the attacks were disrupting global oil supplies and affecting the interests of U.S. companies. Around 80% of Kazakhstan’s oil exports pass through the Caspian Pipeline Consortium terminal near Novorossiysk. U.S. companies Chevron and ExxonMobil have major operations in Kazakhstan.
Scale of the Disruption
According to Reuters, drone attacks disrupted up to one-fifth of CPC shipments in July. Kazakhstan’s oil production fell by 14% from the previous month.
Ukraine reportedly agreed not to target CPC infrastructure or vessels that are not under Ukrainian sanctions and are not carrying Russian oil or other Russian cargo.
Ukrainian Ambassador Denied Kyiv’s Involvement
The report contrasts with earlier comments by Ukraine’s ambassador to Kazakhstan, Viktor Maiko, who said there was no evidence that Kyiv was responsible for attacks on the CPC and suggested that they could have been Russian provocations.
Russian electronic warfare systems are capable of disrupting Ukrainian drones, disabling them and, in some cases, taking control of them. The possibility that Russia used such drones for provocations must be investigated,Maiko said.
The Financial Times report says Kyiv agreed to stop the strikes following Vance’s request and established contact points through which shipowners could arrange safe passage across the Black Sea. However, the reported agreement does not in itself constitute a formal Ukrainian admission of responsibility for the earlier attacks.
In late July, the CPC temporarily stopped receiving Kazakh oil following drone attacks. Shipments resumed after the situation stabilized, with tankers carrying Tengizchevroil oil among the first to be loaded.
Before the Financial Times report, Bloomberg said senior U.S. officials had met with the Ukrainian leadership and secured a commitment to avoid strikes on facilities critical to Kazakh oil exports.
Original author: Ruslan Loginov
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