Trump has delayed sweeping tariffs on Russia and its energy partners, using the sanctions threat to support Ukraine talks and discourage Moscow from assisting Iran.
Reported U.S. pressure over Ukraine’s PURL weapons pipeline turns refinery strikes and an energy truce into a test of economic leverage.
Macron says France sees a Russian mobilization of about 300,000 as credible and warns Europe may face wider hybrid attacks.
Kaluga and Zabaikalsky Krai have restored gasoline limits as refinery strikes deepen Russia’s second wave of fuel shortages.
A first reported drone attack on Yamal-Nenets puts Russia’s Arctic gas infrastructure under new scrutiny as economic risks widen.
Ukraine’s Security Service reports a 40-day campaign targeting over 100 Russian strategic sites, severely impacting military and energy infrastructure to pressure Russia towards ending the conflict.
Russian ballistic missile attacks on Kyiv resulted in six injuries and significant infrastructural damage amid escalating civilian casualties and strategic drone strikes.
Widespread fuel sales restrictions are imposed across Russia due to production slowdowns following targeted drone strikes on oil refineries, affecting 53 regions.
Ukraine's drone strikes have forced Russia's Nizhny Novgorod refinery to halve its processing capacity, disrupting a significant portion of the country’s fuel production.