**Russian Oil Pipeline Attacked Again**
A Ukrainian drone has attacked a Russian oil pumping station in Tver Oblast for the second time in two weeks. The attack happened on February 13, according to a source from the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU).
The oil pumping station is part of the Baltic Pipeline System-2, operated by Transneft, a state-owned oil pipeline company. A fire was reported near a warehouse, forcing the facility to stop pumping oil.
**Financial Impact**
Every day that the station is not operating costs Russia tens of millions of dollars. The source from SBU said this is because the pipeline supplies oil to the Ust-Luga terminal on the Baltic Sea.
This attack comes after another drone strike on January 29, which damaged the filtration pumping area and additive tanks at the station.
**Ukraine’s Position**
Kyiv considers oil refineries to be valid military targets. The profits from fossil fuels fund Russia’s war machine, according to a source in SBU.
**International Reaction**
President Volodymyr Zelensky told US President Donald Trump that Russian President Vladimir Putin is only pretending to want a deal because he is afraid of the West.
The UK Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, said that Ukraine should have an irreversible path to NATO membership. However, a Ukrainian official denied any participation in joint talks between US and Russian representatives in Munich.
**Trade and Economy**
Ukraine’s agricultural trade with the EU reached $17 billion in 2024, exceeding the previous record by 3%. The Institute of Agrarian Economics (IAE) reported this.
Europe’s main stock market and currencies are gaining due to optimism about a peace deal between Ukraine and Russia.
