Putin calls for Crimea fuel subsidies as Ukraine once again hammers shadow fleet
- Russian President Vladimir Putin has called on his government to provide subsidies for people living on occupied Crimea as the price of fuel continues to soar amid Ukraine's ongoing campaign to cut off logistics to the peninsula.
- Speaking on July 8, Putin called on the Finance Ministry to grant payments "as quickly as possible" as "citizens shouldn't feel a burden" from the escalating crisis, Russian state media reports.
- Ukraine has ramped up long-range attacks across Russian-occupied territories and inside Russia in recent weeks, inflicting a domestic fuel supply crisis on the country.
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- Russian President Vladimir Putin has called on his government to provide subsidies for people living on occupied Crimea as the price of fuel continues to soar amid Ukraine's ongoing campaign to cut off logistics to the peninsula.
- Speaking on July 8, Putin called on the Finance Ministry to grant payments "as quickly as possible" as "citizens shouldn't feel a burden" from the escalating crisis, Russian state media reports.
- Ukraine has ramped up long-range attacks across Russian-occupied territories and inside Russia in recent weeks, inflicting a domestic fuel supply crisis on the country.
Sources: Kyiv Independent