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Zelensky offers one-month halt to strikes on Russia’s oil refineries for Patriot missiles
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in an interview with Fox News that Kyiv could halt strikes on Russian oil refineries for one month if the United States provided Ukraine with Patriot missiles for the same period. He said Ukraine was ready to pay for them.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Kyiv was ready to halt strikes on Russian oil refineries if Russia stopped attacking Ukraine’s energy system or if the United States provided Ukraine with missiles for Patriot air defense systems. He made the remarks in an interview with Fox News on November 1.
“We said: If you want us not to attack Russian oil refineries, they must not attack our energy system,” Zelensky said. As an alternative, he proposed that Washington provide Ukraine with a package of Patriot missiles for one month, noting that Kyiv was ready to pay for them. “If you need us not to attack their oil refineries for a month, give me Patriot missiles for one month,” he said.
Zelensky said he had repeatedly discussed strikes on oil refineries with U.S. President Donald Trump and his team. The issue was raised after reports of a strike on an oil-processing facility in the Samara region. Trump, facing rising energy prices in the United States, had previously called on Russia and Ukraine to stop strikes on energy infrastructure.
On October 30, the U.S. State Department approved the sale of 500 PAC-3 MSE interceptor missiles to Ukraine for approximately $2.1 billion. Canada, Germany, Norway and the European Union will pay for the purchase. However, Zelensky warned that deliveries might not begin for several years, so Kyiv is asking its partners to transfer missiles from their own stockpiles now and replenish them later.
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