Victoria Craig
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27 recordings
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first heard May 2025
last heard 31 Aug
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This has been your daily FT News Briefing.
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FT News Briefing · US asks Ukraine to stop strikes on tankers using Russian port · 12 Aug 2026
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Good morning from the Financial Times.
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Today is Wednesday, August twelfth, and this is your FT News briefing.
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The Trump administration told Ukraine to stop striking oil tankers in the Black Sea, and China-linked hackers launch an unprecedented cyberattack on Taiwan.
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But despite all of this, markets are having a very relaxing summer.
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I'm Victoria Craig, and here's the news you need to start your day.
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United States vice president JD Vance has asked Ukraine to stop its strikes on oil tankers in a Russian Black Sea port.
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That's because Washington is becoming more concerned about destabilization in the energy market and the effect it could have on American companies.
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The oil stored in this Russian port is piped in from Kazakhstan and has become crucial to global supply as the Strait of Hormuz remains effectively closed.
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The FT's Chris Miller is based in Ukraine's capital, Kyiv.
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He joins me now to chat about this.
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Hi, Chris.
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So what have you learned about this dialogue between Vance and Ukraine's president Vladimir Zelensky?
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And we should mention Exxon and Chevron declined to comment on the story, but Chevron has said recently that it is working with many governments to make sure that this pipeline remains operational.
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Also, as of this recording, the White House, President Zelensky's office, and the Kazakh Foreign Ministry did not respond to requests for comment.
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So, Chris, I want to ask you just to make sense of all of this, the attacks on the pipeline have been part of Ukraine's efforts to bring the war to Russia, right?
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So Ukraine has not struck tankers near the Black Sea terminal since that phone call with Vice President Vance.
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But how is the country ultimately balancing this pressure from the US with its own goals in its now years-long war with Russia?
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the cards right now.
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