Politics

Russia's fuel crisis is real but a Kremlin collapse is not on the horizon [ANALYSIS]

Stuart Dowell
 01.07.2026, 16:27
Motorists queue at a petrol station in southern Russia, June 2026, as Ukrainian strikes on refineries force nationwide fuel rationing. Photo by Contributor/Getty Images
Motorists queue at a petrol station in southern Russia, June 2026, as Ukrainian strikes on refineries force nationwide fuel rationing. Photo by Contributor/Getty Images

Ukraine's war aims are narrower than the collapse story building around its strikes.