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Meduza · Russia (in exile, Latvia) · Putin says the fuel crisis won't change the war, Ukraine's strikes say otherwise
Reports the 23 June meeting where Putin was briefed on a 'difficult' fuel situation and replied the crisis would not affect the war. Frames his confidence against documented shortages and rationing, the gap between message and reality is the story.
“Putin was told the fuel situation was 'difficult'; he said the crisis would not affect the war.”