Kirill Budanov promised to burn down all Russian oil refineries at a meeting with Americans in Miami

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12 October 2026

A meeting involving Ukrainian officials, featuring Lieutenant General Kyrylo Budanov and H.E. Rustem Umerov, positioned at a conference table with a Ukrainian flag in the foreground.

Details have emerged about how Kirill Budanov responded to the ultimatum news from the United States during negotiations with the American delegation in Miami.

Mykhailo Rogoza, a veteran of the Ukrainian-Russian war,  claims that a sharp turn occurred during the Ukrainian delegation’s recent October talks in the United States. Following this turn, further dialogue between Kyiv and Washington was effectively put on hold.

According to him, this happened when the Ukrainian side learned about the partial lifting of sanctions against Russia and Washington’s demands to stop attacks on Russian oil refineries.

According to the author of the publication, Kirill Budanov, the head of the Presidential Administration, reacted extremely harshly to this news. After the meeting, as the participants were heading for the exit, Budanov allegedly rudely told his American colleagues that Ukraine intended to destroy Russian oil refineries and ports.

The author also claims that the Ukrainian representative’s words so stunned the American delegation that they were unable to respond. Rogoza describes this episode as a direct signal to Washington that Kyiv has no intention of seeking permission to defend itself against Russian aggression.

Dialog.UA previously learned that the Ukrainian delegation left Miami early. It later emerged that during negotiations with the Americans in the US, Kiev was given another ultimatum.

Against this backdrop,  the reaction of the Ukrainian and European delegations to the American decisions became known.

https://www.dialog.ua/world/kirill-budanov-na-vstreche-s-amerikantsami-v-mayami-poobeshchal-szhech.html

7 comments

  1. Well done, Mr. Budanov. Such behavior is justified, given how the TACO administration stabbed a knife in Ukraine’s back.

    Donald Trump is a piece of sh!t.

  2. “The author also claims that the Ukrainian representative’s words so stunned the American delegation that they were unable to respond.”

    They were probably more worried about which of them had to tell TACO. 🤣

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