Hours before the attack, OSINTdefender the [[CIA]] [[front]] posted on X (formerly) [[Twitter]]: "Members of [[U.S. National Security Council]] and the [[White House]] have reportedly started to become Increasingly Frustrated by “Unauthorized Brazen Actions” taken by Ukraine against Russia."<ref>[https://twitter.com/sentdefender/status/1771076956651393051 OSINTdefender], March 22, 2024. twitter.com </ref> The [[Biden administration]] feared that Ukraine attacks on Russian oil refineries would run up gas pump prices for [[American]]s and hurt [[Joe Biden]]'s re-election chances. | Hours before the attack, OSINTdefender the [[CIA]] [[front]] posted on X (formerly) [[Twitter]]: "Members of [[U.S. National Security Council]] and the [[White House]] have reportedly started to become Increasingly Frustrated by “Unauthorized Brazen Actions” taken by Ukraine against Russia."<ref>[https://twitter.com/sentdefender/status/1771076956651393051 OSINTdefender], March 22, 2024. twitter.com </ref> The [[Biden administration]] feared that Ukraine attacks on Russian oil refineries would run up gas pump prices for [[American]]s and hurt [[Joe Biden]]'s re-election chances. |