Ukraine, at Biden’s Request, Pulls Its Punches on Attacks on Russian Oil Refineries — and American Gas Prices Are Down

The real impact comes with the smartphone videos of oily orange flames that increasingly are common on the Russian-language internet.

Russian Emergency Ministry Press Service via AP
Firefighters at the site of an oil reservoir in Russia's Azov on June 18, 2024. Russian Emergency Ministry Press Service via AP

As the American summer driving season kicks off this weekend, Ukrainian war planners are fine-tuning their response to Biden Administration requests to lay off Russian oil refineries and depots. The requests started in late March as Biden Administration officials feared the political impact of high gasoline prices during the election season.

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