US Vice President J.D. Vance personally conveyed Washington's demand to Ukraine to stop strikes on the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) infrastructure.
Modern.az reports that “Financial Times” newspaper published this information citing sources.
According to sources, Vance made this demand during a phone conversation with Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky on July 31. The publication writes that since then, no such strikes have been carried out on the CPC infrastructure.
A Ukrainian source told the “Financial Times”: “We listen carefully to our American partners.”
According to another source, Kyiv accepted Washington's demand because it wants to obtain a license from the US for the production of anti-missile missiles for “Patriot” air defense systems.
Vance's and Zelensky's offices did not respond promptly to the publication's requests for comment. US companies “Chevron” and “ExxonMobil”, which have a stake in CPC, also did not comment on the information.
According to the “Financial Times”, in July, a tanker leased by “ExxonMobil” was damaged during one of Ukraine's attacks.
On August 8, “Bloomberg” reported, citing sources, that Kyiv, at the request of the US, undertook not to strike oil tankers not connected with Russia and infrastructure in the Black Sea that ensures the export of Kazakh oil.
According to the agency, Ukraine also agreed to refrain from attacking CPC infrastructure and vessels moving towards the terminal. For this, it was stipulated that these vessels should not be connected with Russia, not be under Ukraine's sanctions, and not carry Russian cargo.
