1) Editorial, “Ukraine must not be hamstrung; Two years into the bloodiest conflict Europe has seen since the War, the West should have realised by now Ukraine is in an existential fight, The Telegraph, March 23, 2024 (6:00 am);
This makes it all the more extraordinary that the United States has reportedly called on Kyiv to stop its own attacks on Russia’s energy infrastructure. Such strikes mark one of Kyiv’s few recent military successes, wiping out around 12 per cent of Moscow’s overall oil production. Yet the White House is said to be concerned that if Kyiv keeps hitting Russian facilities, global oil prices will increase sharply.