#Eastern Economic Forum

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Putin Admits at VEF-2026 That Russia Was Unprepared for Ukrainian Strikes on Refineries and Urges Russians to Get Used to Gasoline Shortages

Politics 09/03/2026, 19:41

At VEF-2026, Putin admitted that Russia was unprepared for Ukrainian strikes on refineries and urged Russians to brace for a prolonged gasoline shortage. Production fell to 70% of domestic consumption.

In Vladivostok, Putin's motorcade was escorted by a pickup truck with an anti-aircraft machine gun: streets closed, city gridlocked in traffic

Politics 09/02/2026, 15:09

In Vladivostok, streets were closed and military equipment deployed for Vladimir Putin's visit to the EEF. A pickup truck with an anti-aircraft machine gun was spotted in the president's motorcade. The restrictions caused serious traffic jams in the city.