Alarming reports that Putin aims to escalate war, despite CIA warning (Ukraine Battlefield update, Day 1,645)

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Ukrainians pound Russian refineries, with ordinary Russians queuing 11 hours for a few litres of fuel, in a country once dubbed as being a giant petrol station.

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