US warned Ukraine against hitting its interests after Russia energy-related strikes: Envoy

(Al Arabiya) The US State Department told the Ukrainian government to refrain from hitting US interests following a Ukrainian attack on the Russian port of Novorossiysk on the Black Sea, Kyiv’s ambassador to Washington said on Tuesday. Ambassador Olha Stefanishyna described the message as a demarche, a formal, official message, but declined to elaborate on how it was received and whether she was summoned by the State Department. She said Ukraine had taken note of the communication. – US warned Ukraine against hitting its interests after Russia energy-related strikes: Envoy