Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed Tuesday that Ukrainian defenses would eventually “crumble,” threatened massive new strikes on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure and ruled out negotiations with what he called “terrorists,” while acknowledging that Ukrainian attacks deep inside Russia have inflicted real damage. Speaking after the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Bishkek, Putin presented an aggressively optimistic picture of Russia’s battlefield position.JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official. “I have no doubt the enemy will crumble,” Putin told reporters, without saying when or how he expected that to happen. Threatens massive strikes on Ukraine’s energy system Putin said Russian forces were preparing massive attacks against Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, adding to Moscow’s sustained campaign against the country’s power system. Russia has repeatedly targeted Ukraine’s electricity generation, transmission infrastructure and other civilian energy facilities throughout the full-scale invasion. The threat comes as Moscow has sharply intensified missile and drone attacks against Ukrainian cities and infrastructure. Admits Ukrainian strikes are hurting Russian refineries Despite his claims of battlefield momentum, Putin acknowledged that Ukrainian drone strikes have caused damage to Russian oil refineries. Ukraine has increasingly targeted refineries and other facilities supporting Russia’s war economy as part of its campaign to degrade Moscow’s ability to finance and sustain the invasion.