US warned Ukraine not to hit US interests in strikes on Russia energy infrastructure, envoy says
The U.S. State Department issued a formal diplomatic notice to Ukraine after a Ukrainian drone strike on Novorossiysk port disrupted Kazakh oil exports linked to American companies.
- On Feb 24, the U.S. State Department told the Ukrainian government to refrain from hitting U.S. interests, Reuters reported from Washington.
- Most of Kazakhstan's oil flows through Novorossiysk port, which briefly halted its November exports after a Ukrainian drone attack, linking regional energy to U.S. economic interests.
- Olha Stefanishyna described the message as a demarche and said Ukraine had taken note, while the U.S. State Department declined to comment.
- Stefanishyna urged U.S. Congress to pass a sanctions bill, expecting bipartisan support and President Trump’s signature, to enable further measures against Russia.
- Amid stalled diplomacy, Kyiv is pushing to deepen U.S. economic links, with Stefanishyna describing the U.S. message as a demarche and Kyiv taking note, according to sources.
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US Warns Ukraine Not to Hit American Interests in Strikes on Russia Energy Infrastructure
The U.S. State Department told Ukraine not to hit American interests after a Ukrainian attack on the Russian Black Sea port of Novorossiysk, Kyiv’s ambassador to Washington said on Feb. 24. Ukrainian Ambassador Olga Stefanishyna said she received a demarche, an official message, but declined to elaborate on how it was delivered or whether she was summoned by the State Department. “We have been hearing that Ukrainian attacks to Novorossiysk affec…
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The US State Department warned Ukraine in November 2025 that its attacks on the Russian port of Novorossiysk were threatening US economic interests, Ukrainian Ambassador to the US Olga Stefanishina said.
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