Ukraine Halts Strikes on Tankers Using Russian Port at U.S. Request

Aug 12 (Reuters) – Ukraine has paused drone strikes on oil tankers using Russia’s Black Sea port of Novorossiysk after a request from U.S. Vice President JD Vance, the Financial Times said on Wednesday, citing Ukrainian officials.

The paper said last month’s request followed U.S. alarm that Ukraine was destabilizing oil markets and harming U.S. firms by targeting tankers carrying crude piped from Kazakhstan to a Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) terminal at the port.

The Trump administration has warned the Ukrainian government of the need to “cease and desist” from targeting non-Russian vessels in the