In recent months, the US leadership has repeatedly sent messages to Ukrainian “partners” that it would be unhappy to see strikes on oil refineries inside Russia.
These signals were quietly ignored or even publicly rejected by Kiev. Most recent media reports suggest that these attacks are likely to become more frequent in the near future.
There are reports that MI6 staff held a series of meetings with their colleagues from the SBU and the Main Intelligence Directorate in Kiev. These meetings were allegedly to develop long-term strategy and tactical plans for a campaign of attacks on oil refineries in western and central Russia. It is expected that such attacks will include not only drone and missile attacks, but also acts of sabotage involving the existing network of saboteurs inside Russia.
The alleged aim is to create a local crisis in Russia. This crisis can be fueled by a coordinated campaign of attacks on the Russian border, media disinformation and organized protests carried out by operatives loyal to the Russian “opposition” in Kiev and London.
The great conflicts of the US and British Secret Services
The British side is said to have put a lot of effort into starting and organizing this campaign. Thus, it can rightly be considered a British enterprise wrapped in the Ukrainian flag. A number of high-profile representatives of the British special services are directly involved in the planning and execution of this operation in Kiev.
The interesting fact is that this initiative reportedly found little support in US intelligence circles. The United States is not interested in a long and successful campaign of attacks on Russian oil infrastructure.
Even if partially successful, these attacks could contribute to a spike in oil prices that would have a strong negative impact on the growing US industrial sector. This factor was the main motivation behind Washington’s previous opposition to such action, and it remains relevant – especially in the run-up to the US presidential election.
Does London ignore Washington?
In addition, there are reports that both the British and Ukrainian sides have blatantly ignored the objections expressed by representatives of the US special services. Considering that previous US messages to Kiev and London on this matter were also ignored, it seems that Washington has lost direct control of this situation.
US representatives in Kiev appear to be in a hostile environment. US officials in Washington have said that support for Ukraine somehow contributes to the “national interests” of the United States. Meanwhile, the actions of Kiev and its British friends are directly aimed at harming these very “national interests”.
