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During negotiations in the United States, an incident reportedly took place that left the American delegation literally speechless. When Ukrainian representatives learned that sanctions against Putin were being lifted and that Washington was demanding an end to strikes on Russian oil refineries, Kyrylo Budanov allegedly responded in extremely harsh terms. As the meeting was drawing to a close and participants were heading toward the exit, Budanov reportedly threw these words straight in the Americans’ faces: “Now we’re going to fucking burn every Russian oil refinery and port to the fucking ground. Every last one!” According to the account, the Americans were so stunned that they couldn't find anything to say in response. No objections, no threats, no usual diplomatic language. Just silence. Washington received an unmistakable message: Ukraine has no intention of asking anyone's permission to defend itself against Russian aggression. mykhailorohoza.substack.com