Zelensky targets Putin's oil 'purse' with CIA in his corner?; Trump's own agency disrupts peace push?

Published on Jan 02, 2026 10:51 am IST

As Donald Trump pushes for a Ukraine peace breakthrough, a shadow war appears to be unfolding behind the scenes. Fresh reports suggest the CIA quietly helped Ukraine cripple Russia’s oil refining backbone, Moscow’s biggest cash engine. While Washington publicly froze aid and paused intelligence sharing, covert support allegedly continued, draining tens of millions daily from Russia’s economy. The strikes shifted from symbolic damage to precision hits designed to stall production for weeks. Supporters say it strengthened Trump’s leverage over Putin. Critics ask whether U.S. spies went rogue as negotiations intensified.

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