Vance asked Ukraine to not strike Russian energy infrastructure: reports

The Financial Times reported on Wednesday that, following a request from U.S. Vice President JD Vance in late July, Ukraine agreed not to target Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) infrastructure and non-Russian vessels, as long as they were not under Ukrainian sanctions or carrying Russian oil or other cargo. Ukraine’s presidency did not respond to a request for comment on the story.A major Ukrainian attack on Russia’s Black Sea port city of Novorossiysk hit warships at a naval base and forced two major grain terminals to halt operations on Wednesday, according to Russian and Ukrainian officials as well as grain industry sources.The Ukrainian attacks killed at least two people, including an eight-year-old child, regional Governor Veniamin Kondratyev said.Describing the attack as having “strategic significance,” Ukraine’s SBU security service said Kyiv’s forces hit the Novorossiysk naval base with drones and missiles. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said two frigates, a large landing ship, a corvette and other vessels were hit. Story continues below advertisement Because Russia is the world’s largest wheat exporter, the strikes on the grain terminals raised fears of a disrupt...