Putin arrests Russians over fuel shortages
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- Putin's government has begun arresting Russian citizens who publicly complain about fuel shortages, with fights breaking out at petrol stations
- The Russian government has confirmed the country is now running on imported gasoline to meet domestic demand
Why it matters: The Kremlin is treating ordinary complaints about empty petrol stations as dissent worthy of arrest rather than just economic grumbling. Russia's admission it now runs on imported gasoline reveals how wartime logistics have disrupted its domestic fuel supply.
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