According to the Russian "Businessman" on the 15th, the recent British "Financial Times" reports "the United States has been assisting Ukraine for months to launch long-range attacks on Russian energy facilities", Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov said in an interview that the Russian side decided to talk to the US side about this.

According to the Businessman, Lavrov told the media that the Russian side was aware of the reports and had asked the relevant persons to speak to the US side.

According to a report by the Financial Times on the 12th, according to multiple Ukraine and the United States informed officials, intelligence shared by the United States allowed Ukraine to launch attacks on important Russian energy assets far from the front lines, including refineries. Officials said the move was aimed at "weakening Russia's economic power." Three people familiar with the matter said the United States was "closely involved in all stages of planning." A U.S. official said Uzbekistan is responsible for selecting targets for long-range strikes, while the United States provides intelligence on loopholes in these targets.

According to the Financial Times, Ukrainian President Zelensky refused to comment on the role played by U.S. intelligence agencies in Ukrainian military attacks on deep targets in Russia, but said Ukraine was "working with U.S. intelligence, mainly for self-defense."

When British media reported the above news, U.S. Vice President Vance said at the end of September that the United States was considering providing Tomahawk cruise missiles to Ukraine through relevant European countries. Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zakharova said at a press conference on October 8 that if the United States provides Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine, it will intensify confrontation and irreparably damage Russia-US relations. Zakharova also said that Russia is paying close attention to the development of the situation and urged all parties to exercise extreme restraint when dealing with this highly sensitive issue. "We hope Washington can hear these warnings."