Zelensky links refinery pause to US missile supply
Conflict · First reported 1 Nov, 22:09 · Updated 23:01
Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukraine would halt attacks on Russian oil refineries for a month if the United States supplied Patriot missiles for the same period. He also said Ukraine wants Russia to stop attacking its energy system.
- Zelensky said Ukraine would stop striking Russian refineries for one month if Washington provided Patriot missiles for that period.
- He said Ukraine had asked that Russia stop attacking its energy infrastructure, or that the United States provide the missiles; he said Kyiv would find money for them.
- The report says the US approved a sale of 500 Patriot missiles to Ukraine, while Zelensky warned deliveries could take years.
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- Proposed pause
- One month, matching the period of missile provision Zelensky described.
- US-approved sale
- 500 Patriot missiles for Ukraine.
- Delivery warning
- Zelensky said deliveries could take years.
- Next talks
- US-mediated Russia-Ukraine talks were expected to resume that month, according to the report.
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- A previous Lux story reported that Ukraine’s president said Russian strikes hit energy infrastructure in four regions, leaving hundreds of thousands of families without electricity. [2f9b86ae-1817-4353-987b-420381bcacd3]
- The same earlier story said Russian authorities reported damage to an industrial facility after a drone attack in Nizhny Novgorod region; the facility was not identified in the report. [2f9b86ae-1817-4353-987b-420381bcacd3]
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