Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Photo: Zelenskyy on social media
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy believes that as a result of Ukrainian long-range strikes on Russia's oil and gas sector, Ukraine is managing to shift public sentiment in Russian society and force Russia back to the negotiating table.
Source: Zelenskyy at a press conference on 16 July
Quote: "Our main objective was to reduce the amount of money they [the Russians – ed.] spend specifically on defence, meaning on the war itself. And we are seeing that happen: when their exports were running smoothly, salaries, contracts and related payments kept rising, but at some point that growth stabilised.
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