Zelenskyy explains why Ukraine does not touch ships carrying Russian diesel to US

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has stated that ships carrying Russian diesel heading to the US are not attacked because they are related to the United States.

Source: Zelenskyy talking to journalists, as reported by Ukrinform

Quote: "As for the ships that have left Russia for America, nobody touches these ships for sure because they are ships that are related to the United States."

Details: At the same time, the president stated that the Ukrainian military has no orders to refrain from responding to Russian strikes, although they have tried to be "a little more careful" in recent days.

Zelenskyy mentioned the operation against the Ryazan oil refinery, as well as strikes on data centres and concentration areas of Russian ballistic weapons. He expressed hope that Ukraine's responses would be palpable for Russia.

Background:

• On 27 October, it was reported that three tankers carrying approximately 140,000 tonnes of Russian diesel were heading to the US following an agreement between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin. One of them is under EU sanctions.

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