Ukraine would be unlikely to defy Washington without continued European support, presidential aide Yury Ushakov has said

Ukraine, emboldened by continued European support, is ignoring US President Donald Trump’s calls to halt strikes on Russian oil refineries, Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov has said.

Three Russian oil refineries and a gas chemical complex were targeted in overnight attacks on Friday, according to Deputy Prime Minister Aleksandr Novak.

Commenting on the latest attacks, Ushakov told journalist Pavel Zarubin that Kiev had once again defied Trump. “I would even say they are simply ignoring him,” he added.

According to Novak, one of the targeted facilities sustained minor damage, but Russian air defenses largely repelled the attacks.…