Strikes on Russian oil refineries did not cause an increase in oil prices, which the partners allegedly feared. In fact, there could be one hidden reason in their statements. About this 24 Channel said political scientist Andrei Vigirinsky, noting that Ukraine is convinced of the further advisability of attacks on Russian refineries. The West does not have the opportunity to influence these things, because our state produces such drones on its own. Therefore, all these warnings are literally meaningless. It is known that the United States was afraid of rising oil prices due to attacks on Russian refineries. But their argument was probably deliberately distorted. After all, it is clear that in order for oil prices to change, it is necessary to hit oil-producing facilities. Then the level of production will decrease and prices will go up. International partners expressed concern about attacks on refineries. They publicly stated that the reason was oil prices. But in fact, it could have been done taking into account the fact that Russia could launch retaliatory strikes on the critical infrastructure of Ukraine. They began to hit the gas infrastructure. In public debate, the partners talked about prices, but in fact they meant a new level of escalation of the war, which would capture sectors of the economy in Ukraine that are vital. Not all words from partners should be taken literally. They can’t publicly say: “Ukraine, don’t hit the refinery, because Russia will destroy your energy sector. And we won’t be able to rebuild it,” Vigirinsky said. Imagine that impacts on Russian refineries may affect domestic demand in Russia for gasoline and fuel. And perhaps this affects the supply of petroleum products to the Russian army.Were the partners really afraid for oil prices
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