Putin's oil empire on fire: could Ukraine cut off Russia's fuel supply?
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24 June, 16:29
Ukraine has been steadily ramping up the pressure on Russia's oil and gas sector. Every day there are more – and ever more intense – strikes on oil refineries, oil depots and pipeline infrastructure targets.
The Kremlin has been forced to respond to the production shutdowns by restricting fuel exports and introducing limits on petrol and diesel sales. Kilometre-long queues have been forming at Russian filling stations.
Could Ukraine's "long-range sanctions" turn localised disruptions into a full-blown fuel crisis, depriving one of the world's largest oil producers of its own resource?