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The US escalated its Strait of Hormuz blockade with helicopter fire on cargo vessels while Trump claimed total control. VP Vance ordered Ukraine to stop drone attacks on Russian oil tankers, prioritizing energy prices over military support.
The US escalated its blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, with helicopter fire on cargo vessels while Trump claimed direct control of the operation. Simultaneously, VP Vance ordered Ukraine to stop drone attacks on Russian oil tankers — a direct constraint on military operations in exchange for lower energy prices.
This reveals the administration's priorities in plain terms: energy cost matters more than military support to an active war partner. Ukraine is being forced to choose between helping itself and complying with US price-control demands. The blockade intensification and the Ukraine order work together — one restricts global supply, the other removes one source of supply disruption, all to keep oil prices down. It's energy policy enforced through military command.
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