США threatens Ukraine to stop buying American weapons through PURL to stop strikes on НПЗ РФ, - FT

Адміністрація Трампа presses Kiev to stop deep attacks on Russian НПЗ, and threatens to stop the PURL program, through which Ukraine buys American weapons, and intelligence sharing

This writes Financial Times with reference to European officials.

According to them, American officials 10 and 11 October called Kiev and European capitals and lobbied for the cessation of strikes on НПЗ after the Trump-Putin diesel deal. The message included threats to stop PURL and intelligence. The White House refused to confirm or comment on these calls.

"Вони телефонують у Київ… вони телефонують усім [у Європі]", said the official, who was called by a US defense official.

Among those who reported contact with American officials, FT names a military adviser to Зеленського Павла Палісу.

The diesel deal, threats against intelligence and statements of truce: what preceded

We will remind, 9 October trump said about the "надзвичайно успішну" conversation with Putin and the agreement on the supply of Russian diesel to world markets. After that, the Ministry of Finance США issued a temporary license for its export.

10 October Axios wrote that during the negotiations in Маямі Віткофф and Kushner threatened to deprive Kiev of intelligence if Ukraine continues to attack Russian НПЗ. This was told by a Ukrainian official, and a representative of США denied this.

11 October Zelensky wrote in Telegram that Ukraine is ready to stop strikes on Russian НПЗ if Russia stops hitting Ukrainian energy.

On the same day, in an interview with ABC News, he responded to Trump's criticism of the strikes on НПЗ РФ.

After that, Trump announced the beginning of an energy truce between Russia and Ukraine and wrote that both sides agreed.

Later, according to the journalist Axios Барака Равіда, Zelensky said that for him it was a surprise, but Ukraine will agree to a truce if he is harassed by the Russians.