U.S. Companies Complain of Ukrainian Attacks on Black Sea Oil Ships

US companies are reporting attacks by Ukrainian forces in the Black Sea, Rubio said.

Consensus

American companies have complained to the Trump administration about attacks by Ukrainian forces on ships in the Black Sea.
The ships attacked were carrying oil belonging to American companies.
U.S. officials, including Secretary of State Marco Rubio, have urged Ukraine to stop the attacks.
The attacks are seen as worsening the global energy crisis, already strained by events in the Strait of Hormuz and the Red Sea.
Ukraine reportedly ignored U.S. requests to cease the attacks.
Marco Rubio stated he does not believe Ukraine intentionally targeted American-owned oil.

The U.S. had previously warned Ukraine about damage to American interests after attacks on the Novorossiysk oil infrastructure. — fontanka
In October, according to Axios, the U.S. repeatedly demanded that Kyiv stop attacking Russian oil refineries. — fontanka
On October 16, Trump stated that Zelensky is not someone the U.S. should deal with, and that Zelensky does not want or may never have wanted to end the conflict. — vm
Trump claimed Zelensky uses Russian diesel refineries as targets, harming global fuel markets including American ones. — vm
Rubio stated that Zelensky needs to focus on ending the conflict with Russia. — vesti