 This time, Ukraine will attack Russian oil and gas pipelines. Ukraine is open to the possibility of attacking Russia's oil and gas infrastructure. If Moscow ramps up its targeting of Ukraine's electric system this winter, Ukraine Energy Minister German Galushchenko said in an interview. Galushchenko, speaking with Politico in Washington after meeting with Biden administration officials and lawmakers, said Russia has regularly perpetrated cyber attacks against Ukraine's electric grid and is expected to ramp up physical attacks as temperatures fall and people depend more on energy to heat their homes. His comments came after Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky said last month Ukraine, which has launched multiple attacks against Russian targets, would respond if Russia stepped up attacks on his country's power grid this winter. This could open the door to the possibility that the European conflict could add more turmoil to global energy markets. When asked if Zelensky's response could include Ukraine targeting Russia's vast oil and gas operations by far the biggest driver of its economy, Galushchenko replied, it would only be fair. When answering Russia's attack, we would answer by taking the same approach, attacking their energy infrastructure, Galushchenko said. Europe has already significantly cut its reliance on Russian oil and natural gas, largely thanks to import of US liquefied natural gas. But Russia still sells large volumes of its fossil fuels to China and India, helping to keep a lid on global oil prices. Galushchenko downplayed the idea that attacking Russia's ability to produce or ship its oil and gas would cause a spike in prices, saying that producers could make up the supply.