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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.”