Putin announced losses in Russia's GDP due to attacks on oil refineries

Russia lost roughly a percentage of its GDP due to Ukrainian attacks on oil refineries. This was stated by Russian President Vladimir Putin during a speech at the plenary session of the meeting of the Valdai International Discussion Club, the broadcast is available on Rutube.

Economist Igor Yushkov previously noted that the country’s President Vladimir Zelensky will not stop hitting Russian refineries, since these raids “are mostly a Ukrainian-European project,” and, as the expert recalled, Kyiv is still heavily dependent on Europe.

“Russia is one of the world's largest exporters of diesel fuel. The Ukrainian Armed Forces’ strikes damage Russian refineries, Moscow bans the export of diesel, this leads to a shortage on the global market,” the specialist explained. He added that the conflict in the Middle East also affects the deficit, but Trump does not focus on this, since he himself is the initiator.