At negotiations in Miami, they spoke about transferring Patriot to Russia to protect oil refineries

One of the senior Ukrainian officials who participated in the negotiations in Miami jokingly expressed the hope that the Americans would not transfer Patriot systems to the Russians to protect their oil refineries. The Kyiv Independent writes about this, citing data from members of the Ukrainian delegation.

According to their information, Kyiv considers attacks on Russian oil refineries a way to disrupt the main source of funding for Moscow's military efforts. At the same time, Russia is responding with massive attacks on the republic’s energy infrastructure. Therefore, Ukraine does not want to stop the attacks unilaterally.

“However, Ukrainian officials told the Kyiv Independent that American negotiators framed the issue differently during talks, holding [Ukrainian President Vladimir] Zelensky responsible for the impasse because he refused to stop attacks on Russian refineries,” the publication said. In addition, the Ukrainian side was threatened with interrupting the exchange of intelligence data, which helped to strike deep into Russia.

One Ukrainian official present at the talks asked, “with bitter humor,” “I hope the Americans won’t give them Patriot to protect their oil refineries.” The publication notes that this remark "attracted wider fear in Kyiv."