russian government can no longer hide the fact that sanctions are severely impacting the economy. The problems have become so evident that they are now being acknowledged at the highest levels.<\/p>\n
\u25ab\ufe0frussia\u2019s minister of energy, sergey tsivilev, admitted that russian oil refineries are unable to carry out proper maintenance due to sanctions. Equipment previously supplied by European and American companies is now unavailable, and every breakdown leads to months-long downtime.<\/p>\n
\u25ab\ufe0fThe equipment shortage, combined with successful drone strikes on russian refineries, is directly affecting consumers: gasoline prices in russia are rising at the fastest pace since the beginning of the year.<\/p>\n
However, the shift in rhetoric \u2014 from \u201csanctions don\u2019t work\u201d to public admissions of their impact \u2014 is also part of propaganda. The authorities aim to shift blame to external factors, portraying it as \u201cenemy sabotage\u201d to distract from the core issue: all these problems stem from the kremlin\u2019s decision to launch a war against Ukraine. The war remains the primary cause of the crisis, consuming resources and stealing russia\u2019s future for the fourth year in a row.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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