Putin warns of ‘catastrophic scenario’ for Ukraine

The development of a “catastrophic scenario” for Ukraine is being considered in Moscow, after Kiev “opened Pandora’s box” with its strikes on economic infrastructure in Russia, President Vladimir Putin said on Saturday.

In spring, Kiev sharply escalated its long-range drone attacks on Russia’s oil and gas infrastructure, thereafter extending the strikes to e-commerce warehouses and civilian logistics facilities. Russia retaliated by targeting Black Sea shipping and key port facilities it said were handling Ukraine’s military-related imports, effectively severing the country’s main export route.

Kiev is now reaching out through intermediaries to try to “prevent this situation from developing into a catastrophic scenario,” Putin said in an interview with Russia 1.

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