Putin told his cabinet that Ukrainian strikes on Russian oil refineries are having no effect on the war. He said this at a meeting called to address the fuel crisis those strikes helped create.
Vladimir Putin dismisses the impact of Ukrainian refinery strikes on the war effort despite a domestic fuel crisis.
📍 Where it landed
Putin told his cabinet that Ukrainian strikes on Russian oil refineries were not affecting the war, though he convened a meeting to address the resulting fuel crisis. He characterized the infrastructure attacks as attempts to destabilize Russia and ordered that the consequences of strikes on Crimea be reduced to zero.
Epilogue added 33d ago, after coverage quieted.
What happened
President Vladimir Putin informed his cabinet that Ukrainian strikes on Russian oil refineries are not affecting the war. This statement occurred during a meeting convened to address a fuel crisis resulting from those attacks. Coverage also notes Putin has ordered the consequences of strikes on Crimea to be reduced to zero.
Reports from Meduza, Reuters, and The Guardian highlight Putin's view that infrastructure attacks are attempts to destabilize Russia. The Guardian specifically mentions Putin's acknowledgment of a huge stream of Ukrainian drones. The Kyiv Independent notes this is the first time Putin has commented on Ukrainian strikes since attacks occurred in Moscow.
Future developments center on Russia's efforts to mitigate the fuel crisis and the implementation of orders to neutralize the impact of strikes in Crimea.
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The reporting (7)
- Putin Accuses Ukraine of Targeting Russia’s Energy Infrastructure 8am.media · 46d ago
- Poland Warns Putin May Stage False-Flag Attack as Pretext for Escalation, Invokes 1939 Nazi Tactic Kyiv Post · 46d ago
- Putin comments on Ukrainian strikes on Crimea, ordering their consequences to be "reduced to zero" Українська правда · 46d ago
- Putin comments on Ukrainian strikes for first time since attacks on Moscow The Kyiv Independent · 46d ago
- Putin says Ukrainian infrastructure attacks are an attempt to destabilise Russia Reuters · 46d ago
- Ukraine war briefing: Crimea locks down as Putin acknowledges ‘huge stream’ of Ukrainian drones The Guardian · 46d ago
- Putin told his cabinet that Ukrainian strikes on Russian oil refineries are having no effect on the war. He said this at a meeting called to address the fuel crisis those strikes helped create. Meduza · 46d ago broke it first
Questions people are asking
How has Putin characterized the Ukrainian attacks on infrastructure?
According to Reuters, Putin described these attacks as an attempt to destabilize Russia.
What was the purpose of the meeting with the cabinet?
Meduza reports the meeting was called to address a fuel crisis created by strikes on oil refineries.
What has been said regarding the situation in Crimea?
The Guardian reports Crimea has locked down, and Ukrainska Pravda notes Putin ordered the consequences of strikes there to be reduced to zero.
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