The attacks in the two countries' exclusive economic zones threaten a global shipping route and have left two people dead, with at least 25 still missing. They also run the risk of drawing other countries directly into the war for Ukraine.
Trump's Russian diesel deal and Starshield limits weaken Ukraine and won't cut fuel prices. A mutual energy truce better protects civilians and boosts supply.
Journalist and Russia analyst Julia Ioffe lays out how Vladimir Putin might be trying to exploit the current divide between the U.S. and Ukraine over striking Russian oil refineries.