Putin says Ukrainian refinery strikes won’t derail Russia as fuel shortages mount
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Putin chaired a cabinet meeting amid a widening fuel shortage blamed on logistical issues and Ukrainian strikes on oil refineries; officials outlined measures including a possible diesel export ban, increased refinery capacity, and protections for transport links to Crimea, while the president said Kyiv’s attacks would not affect Russia’s frontlines and noted a drop in gasoline output in mid-June.
- 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
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- Putin says Ukrainian infrastructure attacks are an attempt to destabilise Russia Reuters
- Putin comments on Ukrainian strikes for first time since attacks on Moscow The Kyiv Independent
- Putin comments on Ukrainian strikes on Crimea, ordering their consequences to be "reduced to zero" Українська правда
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