Rubio says Ukraine targeted US-linked ships, infrastructure
Rubio said the strikes have affected U.S.-linked oil supplies and prompted concerns about global market disruptions, with Chevron and ExxonMobil among the companies cited.
- On Tuesday, Sept. 22, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio told Fox News that Ukraine had, likely unintentionally, repeatedly targeted vessels linked to the United States in recent months; he urged resolving the issue and backed a pause on energy-infrastructure strikes.
- Despite Rubio's comments, independent reporting finds no public evidence of repeated strikes on US-flagged or US-owned ships, confirming no verified record of sustained attacks specifically against American commercial vessels.
- Washington concerns grew after attacks disrupted global oil markets, impacting firms like Chevron and ExxonMobil; in August, Vice President JD Vance requested that Ukraine halt strikes on tankers using the port of Novorossiysk to mitigate broader market disruptions.
- London's marine insurance market recently expanded its high-risk zone to cover the entire Black Sea following a rise in commercial shipping attacks; these disruptions, coupled with strikes on grain terminals, have pushed wheat prices to three-year highs.
- Ukrainian drone units have struck about 300 shadow fleet tankers ferrying Russian oil since July, part of a strategy to disrupt Moscow's energy revenues; more than 300 vessels have been damaged or destroyed since the full-scale invasion began.
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Top US Official Says Ukraine Has Hit American-Linked Ships and Oil Supplies, Calls Strikes Likely Unintentional
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The head of American diplomacy, Marco Rubio, accused Tuesday Ukraine of hitting ships transporting oil with links to the US, in the course of the attacks of Kiev targeting the Russian oil industry, informs the German press agency DPA. There were several incidents that targeted "vessels having links to the US and American oil deliveries in the last few years ...
Marco Rubio claims that Ukraine's attacks on Russian oil infrastructure have affected ships with American ties. Trump proposes an energy moratorium.
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