Putin warns Ukraine has opened ‘Pandora’s box’, rejects peace proposals
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- Putin warned in an interview with Russian state channel Vesti that Ukraine has opened "Pandora's box" by targeting Russia's economy.
- Putin rejected peace proposals as "strange" and "unacceptable" and threatened to strike Ukraine's "most vulnerable" economic sectors.
- The interview was published on 22 Aug 2026, the only date stamp provided in the source.
Why it matters: Putin explicitly threatened Ukraine's "most vulnerable" economic sectors while rejecting peace proposals outright — rhetoric that ties promised retaliation directly to Ukraine's strikes on Russian economic targets rather than leaving room for negotiation.
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