>>507625148Speaking to journalists in Kyiv, Zelenskyy said the surge in oil prices threatens Ukraineโs position on the battlefield, especially because Western allies have not enforced effective price caps on Russian oil exports.
โThe strikes led to a sharp increase in the price of oil, which is negative for us,โ Zelenskyy said. โThe Russians are getting stronger due to greater income from oil exports.โ
Global oil prices rose as much as 7% after Israel and Iran exchanged attacks over the past 48 hours, raising concerns that further escalation in the region could disrupt oil exports from the Middle East.
https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-war-iran-israel-zelenskyy-ba2a52ce82897f16f76f52d4b8e53b34
article is out of date now, it's over 8% since then