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Mr. Putin, where is the gas?

"If you put the Russian authorities in charge of a desert, a sand shortage would break out — and they'd have to import sand from abroad." That's one of the most upvoted comments we found this June, as we monitored thousands of Russian social media groups and communities. Difficult not to agree, we must say — because this June, Russia, of all countries, ran short on gasoline. Throughout the month, Ukraine actively struck Russian oil refineries, fuel depots, and other oil infrastructure faciliti

Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, Russia, on June 22, 2026.

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Berlin is Germany's capital and largest city, with a population of approximately 3.7 million in the metropolitan area. The city serves as the seat of the German federal government and has played a central role in European responses to Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine since February 2022. Berlin hosts major diplomatic meetings on Ukraine policy, coordinates significant military and financial aid deliveries, and shelters over 100,000 Ukrainian refugees who fled the war.

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