US President Donald Trump says there will be “very severe consequences” if Russian President Vladimir Putin doesn’t agree to stop the Ukraine war after Friday’s summit.
Trump was “very clear” in a virtual meeting on Wednesday with European leaders that the US wants to achieve a ceasefire at the upcoming US-Russia summit in Alaska, French President Emmanuel Macron said.
In the same meeting, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he told the group that Putin “is bluffing” ahead of the planned meeting with Trump.
Ukrainian forces targeted an oil pumping station in Russia’s Bryansk region late Wednesday night, as reported by Ukraine’s General Staff.
According to their statement, Ukrainian drones hit the Unecha station, which provides oil to the Russian military. The attack resulted in substantial damage and a significant fire around the station.
The Unecha station supports the transfer of oil through two pipelines, which together can handle up to 60 million tonnes annually. The Ukrainian army’s Unmanned Systems Forces and the Defence Ministry’s Main Intelligence Directorate coordinated this operation.
