Kremlin Accuses Ukraine Of Targeting Caspian Pipeline To Shake Oil Markets
Drones set the tanker Asia ablaze and struck Nissos IOS off Novorossiysk Sunday, halting CPC's oil loading pending assessment.
- CPC's pipeline runs more than 930 miles, carrying most of Kazakhstan's oil exports to world markets.
- Kazakhstan's Foreign Ministry condemned the strike and reserved the right to seek compensation under international law.
- A prior strike on the same terminal in November 2025 also knocked CPC offline temporarily.
Why it matters: The pipeline carries Kazakhstan's oil across Russian soil; Kazakhstan absorbs more of this strike's cost than Russia does.
ZeroHedge, citing Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova via TASS ↗ · Jul 21, 20267/21/26 · ✓ Checked✓ Check