Ukraine to Resume Strikes on Russian Oil Refineries, Zelensky Says

Ukraine will resume strikes on Russian oil refineries, President Volodymyr Zelensky said in an interview with the Financial Times published Thursday, October 15, after a three-day pause requested by the United States. Zelensky said Kyiv halted attacks on energy facilities to accommodate Washington, while Moscow continued striking Ukrainian infrastructure, killing over 100 civilians in the past week. He claimed the US blocked intelligence access and slowed Starlink services during the pause, later framing it as a technical failure. Zelensky argued the strike moratorium would only encourage new US-Russia deals, possibly on gas, and criticized President Donald Trump's affinity for autocrats. He stressed that divisions between Washington, Kyiv, and Europe only benefit Russian President Vladimir Putin.