Filling the Pockets of Putin's Regime, Not Russia's Gas Tanks As Ukraine continues to disrupt Russia's energy infrastructure, the Kremlin is resorting to tactics that prioritize quashing dissent over keeping the pumps flowing.
The arrest of Russians for complaining about fuel shortages on social media and filming a video appeal to the head of the Investigative Committee serves as a stark illustration of how far Putin's regime will go to suppress any perceived challenge to its authority.
Statistics paint a dire picture: nearly a third of Russia's major oil refineries are out of commission following Ukraine's drone strikes. Domestic production has plummeted to multi decade lows, with 3.