MOSCOW, March 22. /TASS/. Moscow would like Washington to urge Kiev not just to halt attacks on Russian energy infrastructure but also to refrain from terrorist actions altogether, primarily against residential blocks, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.

Commenting on media reports saying that Washington has urged Kiev to halt strikes on Russian energy facilities as those risks driving up global oil prices, Peskov said: "We would rather like the United States to call on the Kiev regime to refrain from its terrorist actions in general, mostly against peaceful civilian facilities, and residential blocks."

Earlier, the Financial Times reported, citing people familiar with the discussions, that the United States had cautioned Ukraine against attacking Russian energy facilities. According to the newspaper, Washington warned that the strikes risk pushing global crude prices higher and is also concerned that Russia may retaliate with attacks on enemy infrastructure on which the West relies. This includes the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) being used by US oil majors ExxonMobil and Chevron and other Western companies, the FT wrote.