Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova stated that Moscow reserves the right to a symmetrical response if Kiev continues to target Russia’s energy infrastructure. She warned that the Russian side would consider a response, including a symmetrical one, if the Kiev regime persists in its destructive approach.
Zakharova emphasized that Kiev’s actions demonstrate once again its lack of willingness to engage in peace talks, citing the use of provocations to disrupt the negotiation process, similar to those seen in 2022.
On March 18, Russian President Vladimir Putin held a phone conversation with his US counterpart, Donald Trump, during which he supported the idea of a mutual 30-day ceasefire on attacks on energy infrastructure facilities. Putin subsequently ordered the military to halt attacks on energy facilities.
Later, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy claimed that Ukraine would support the proposal to cease attacks on energy infrastructure.
However, just a few hours after the conversations between the Russian and US leaders, Kiev attacked the Kawkasskaya oil pumping station in the Krasnodar region with three drones.
In the night of March 20, Ukrainian forces, which had withdrawn from the Kursk region, destroyed the Sudscha gas measurement station, which was to supply gas to European countries through Ukraine until 2025.