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The U.S. positions all stand in contrast to Washington's allies in Europe, who have barely disguised their pleasure with the Ukrainian campaign. "The Ukrainian people [are] acting in self-defense, and we consider that Russia is the aggressor," French Foreign Minister Stéphane Séjourné said when asked about the strikes during a news conference with Blinken. "In such circumstances, there is hardly anything else to say. I think you understood me."

Britain's foreign secretary, David Cameron, has also defended Ukraine's right to hit Russian energy targets. "It's not as if Russia is limiting itself to only hitting military targets or only attacking on the front. It's attacking all over Ukraine," he told The Post.

Ukraine’s Attacks on Russian Oil Refineries Deepen Tensions With U.S. - The Washington Post