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Vedomosti · Russia · Putin admits Russia's fuel shortage, attributes it to Ukrainian strikes on refineries
Business press record of the statement: Putin called the deficit 'некритичным' (non-critical) while acknowledging it exists. The authoritative business-press transcription of the Rossiya-24 interview, with Vedomosti maintaining its reputation for verbatim quoting of official statements.
“Путин назвал дефицит топлива некритичным.”