Ukraine will restart attacks on Russian oil refineries, President Volodymyr Zelensky has said, accusing the United States of pulling back support that Kyiv considers essential. The Ukrainian leader said he had paused the strikes for three days at Washington's request, even as Russia continued targeting Ukraine's energy system. “That is over,” he told the Financial Times. Zelensky also claimed that the US had reduced intelligence support related to Russian attacks in an effort to force

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