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Ukrainian President's Advisor Podoliak denied FT's report that the US had allegedly urged Kyiv to halt attacks on Russian oil refineries, dismissing it as "fake information" and asserting Ukraine's right to target aggressors' war capabilities under international law.

FT claims that the US has warned Ukraine against continuing drone strikes on Russia's energy infrastructure, citing concerns about rising oil prices and possible retaliation. The warnings were reportedly issued to senior officials in Ukraine's security agencies.

In response to refinery outages, Russia is set to increase its oil exports through Western ports by almost 200,000 barrels per day in March.