The late US Senator John McCain once called Russia “a gas station masquerading as a country.” Ironically and befittingly, nowadays gas stations across Russia are struggling with car queues that stretch kilometers. The fuel crisis is a consequence of Russia’s war of choice – a war it can stop any time. Russia however, is prioritizing fuel to launch missiles and drones at civilians in Ukraine.JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official. A state consumed by its own war priorities Having reached none of its stated military goals in the unjustified, unprovoked, and illegal full-scale invasion of Ukraine since 2022, Russia is acting more as a terrorist rather than a conventional force. In violation of all international norms and the basic principles of humanity, Russia deliberately targets and terrorizes civilians, reflecting a long-standing military culture. Massacres, ethnic cleansing, genocides, systemic torture, and demographic engineering have been an indivisible part of Moscow’s wars of conquest for centuries, shaping its current military doctrine. Civilians were not always protected by international law during armed conflicts, but throughout history, the deliberate targeting of civilian populations has been widely regarded as immoral. Morality appears to have skipped Moscow altogether as targeting civilians remains central to its methods of warfare in the 21st century. Russia launches missiles and drones to destroy Ukrainian books, shops, museums, mail packages, and family homes in residential areas. Russian state terrorism “submit or die” is not about real power; it is about real weakness.
Russia’s Fuel Crisis Exposes a Regime Prioritizing Terror Over Its Own People
Despite claims of great-power status, Russia’s fuel crisis exposes a weak regime diverting resources from its own citizens to intensify strikes on innocent Ukrainian civilians.
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