US Vice President JD Vance has urged Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to stop attacks on facilities of the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) in the Black Sea, the Financial Times reported. This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing Sputnik Kazakhstan.
Earlier, it was reported that Washington had persuaded Kyiv not to strike tankers not related to Russia and CPC infrastructure used for exporting Kazakh oil.
A Bloomberg article stated: "Ukraine late last month halted an intense campaign of drone attacks on oil tankers using a major port in the Black Sea after a request from US Vice President JD Vance. The US administration has urged Ukraine to stop attacks on non-Russian vessels in the Black Sea."
According to the publication, the discussion also involved refraining from damaging CPC infrastructure.
According to the Financial Times, after Zelensky and Vance discussed the issue during a phone call on July 31, Kyiv did not strike tankers near the consortium's terminal.
The CPC pipeline system is the largest route for delivering oil from the Caspian region to world markets and the main export route for Kazakhstan. More than 80% of Kazakhstan's exports go through this route.
Major shareholders of the consortium include Russia (via Transneft), Kazakhstan (via KazMunayGas), as well as structures of Chevron, Lukoil, ExxonMobil, Rosneft, and a Shell joint venture.