Putin Ignores Fuel Crisis as War Escalates | Cork News

Cork News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jul 3, 2026 · 2m

Putin dismisses Russia’s worsening fuel crisis as “not critical” while doubling down on Ukraine war goals, rejecting ceasefire talks and blaming Ukrainian strikes on oil targets as distractions. Despite Ukraine’s relentless attacks on 50+ Russian energy sites—crippling one-third of refining capacity and sparking rationing and chaos in Crimea—Putin vows to speed up repairs and even import fuel temporarily. He frames Ukraine’s sabotage as a plot to fracture Russian society, insisting Moscow won’t negotiate under pressure. With major refineries ablaze and fuel lines snarled, Putin’s defiance…