When I come across any fresh statement by a representative of the U.S. administration (like dissatisfaction with Ukrainian attacks on refineries in Russia), my first thought is: how does this look against the background of the U.S. presidential election campaign? A lot of things become clear.
And thought number two: don’t follow the childish belief that the foreigner is always right (I met this many times in my childhood). There are plenty of assholes among foreigners too. Including high-ranking ones.