Ukrainian forces have taken control of oil and gas rigs in the Black Sea, the Ukrainian State Border Service (DPSU) said on Wednesday

Ukraine has captured oil rigs in the Black Sea as Kyiv's forces deal another blow to Vladimir Putin's Russian war machine. Posting on Telegram, the Ukrainian State Border Service (DPSU) released images of the battle for the gas production towers near Snake Island,

Ukrainian special forces captured strategic gas platforms in the Black Sea, located near Snake Island. The successful mission was carried out by Ukrainian intelligence services and border police, aiming to reinforce control over a significant portion of the Black Sea,

The roots of Donald Trump’s animus toward Ukraine — an issue with profound consequences should he be elected again — can be found in a yearlong series of events spanning 2016 and 2017.

According to a report from the New York Times, Donald Trump's hostility toward Ukraine originated during a meeting in 2017 with Russian President Vladimir Putin where the recently elected former president asked the Russian strongman for advice.

Johnson believes that Trump's unpredictability would have been enough to convince Putin not to risk starting a war with a sovereign state. According to Johnson, from the Kremlin's perspective, there was a risk that Trump could take an attack on a European country as an insult to America and the world order.