Putin Threatens Strikes on Ukraine's Economy as Kyiv Expands Drone Attacks on Russian Targets
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Updated · Yahoo! Voices · Aug 22
Putin Threatens Strikes on Ukraine's Economy as Kyiv Expands Drone Attacks on Russian Targets
3 articles · Updated · Yahoo! Voices · Aug 22
Summary
Putin said Russia would hit Ukraine's “most sensitive economic sectors,” warning Kyiv had opened “Pandora's box” by attacking Russian economic targets.
Ukraine has expanded summer drone strikes on Russian infrastructure, including oil refineries and online retailers' warehouses, saying those assets support Moscow's war effort.
Russia has already answered with attacks on Ukrainian economic infrastructure, including Black Sea grain exports that are central to Ukraine's agricultural trade.
Putin said the disruption would not trigger global food shortages because Russia could replace Ukrainian exports, despite problems shipping its own goods.
He also repeated that Moscow is open to peace talks only on the basis of current battlefield realities, not proposals relayed by Ukrainian intermediaries.