politics
February 26, 2026
Washington warned Kiev after strikes hit US-linked oil infrastructure
The Ukrainian ambassador to the US revealed that in November she was contacted about the attack
TL;DR
- The US filed a formal protest with Ukraine over drone strikes on the Novorossiysk port terminal.
- The strikes disrupted the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC), impacting US oil majors Chevron and ExxonMobil's investments.
- Ukraine's ambassador confirmed the protest was related to affected American economic interests.
- Kiev has prioritized targeting Moscow's oil exports, sometimes affecting third-party interests.
- Ukraine is in disputes with Hungary and Slovakia over Russian crude supplies via the Druzhba pipeline.
- Kazakhstan publicly rebuked Ukraine for the attacks on CPC infrastructure.
- Alleged Ukrainian strikes in January targeted tankers commissioned to pick up Kazakh oil, including one chartered by Chevron.
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