On February 19, 2025, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the Ukrainian drone attack on the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) oil pumping station in the Krasnodar region was likely coordinated with Ukraine's Western allies. He stressed that Kyiv did not have the capabilities to carry out such an operation on its own and suggested that Ukraine had received intelligence from Western partners.

The incident occurred on February 17, when seven Ukrainian drones attacked the Kropotkinskaya oil pumping station. As a result of the attack, the facility sustained significant damage, which led to a reduction in the volume of oil transported from Kazakhstan to world markets. Putin noted that the restoration of the station would be difficult due to the use of Western equipment, the supply of which to Russia is limited by sanctions.

The president also expressed concern about the possible rise in energy prices on world markets as a result of the incident. He stressed that the attack on the CPC could destabilize the global energy market, given that the consortium is a key route for oil exports from Kazakhstan, which includes Western companies such as Chevron and ExxonMobil.

On the same day, Putin reported that Russian troops had crossed the border with Ukraine in the Kursk region and advanced into the territory of the Sumy region of Ukraine. He noted that units of the 810th brigade of the Russian Armed Forces had launched an offensive along the entire line of combat contact. However, Ukraine denied this information.

Earlier, on February 12, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky proposed exchanging Ukrainian-controlled territories in the Kursk region for previously lost Ukrainian lands in an attempt to reach a peace agreement. However, the Kremlin categorically rejected this initiative. The presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov said that Russia has never considered and will not consider the possibility of exchanging its territories.