Afghanistan, Oct. 12 -- The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to suspend weapons procurement and intelligence sharing with Ukraine unless Kyiv halts attacks on Russian oil refineries and other energy infrastructure, the Financial Times reported Sunday, citing European officials.
According to the newspaper, U.S. officials contacted Kyiv and European capitals on Saturday and Sunday to press Ukraine to stop the strikes. The reported warning included a possible suspension of the Prioritised Ukraine Requirements List (PURL), a mechanism through which NATO allies finance purchases of U.S. weapons for Ukraine.
The report came after Trump announced what he described as an immediate "energy ceasefire" between Russia and ...