{"id":358382,"date":"2026-07-05T13:00:30","date_gmt":"2026-07-05T12:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/russias-oil-empire-under-pressure-can-putin-still-afford-the-ukraine-war-the-dip-podcast-2\/"},"modified":"2026-07-05T13:00:30","modified_gmt":"2026-07-05T12:00:30","slug":"russias-oil-empire-under-pressure-can-putin-still-afford-the-ukraine-war-the-dip-podcast-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/russias-oil-empire-under-pressure-can-putin-still-afford-the-ukraine-war-the-dip-podcast-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Russia\u2019s oil empire under pressure: Can Putin still afford the Ukraine war? | The Dip Podcast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/I-EAXhn_vEE\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Russia\u2019s oil empire under pressure: Can Putin still afford the Ukraine war? | The Dip Podcast\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/I-EAXhn_vEE\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Russia is one of the world&#8217;s largest oil producers, so why are fuel prices inside Russia soaring to record highs? As Ukrainian drone strikes target Russian refineries and energy infrastructure, cracks are beginning to appear in one of the Kremlin&#8217;s most important economic lifelines. And these drone strikes? A consequence of Russia\u2019s full scale invasion of Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>#Russia #Ukraine #Putin #dwdip #dwbusiness<\/p>\n<p>For more news go to: http:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/<\/p>\n<p>Follow DW on social media:<br \/>\n\u25baInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baTikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deutschewellenews\/<br \/>\n\u25baTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/dwnews<\/p>\n<p>F\u00fcr Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/dwdeutsch<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Russia is one of the world&#8217;s largest oil producers, so why are fuel prices inside Russia soaring to record highs? As Ukrainian drone strikes target Russian refineries and energy infrastructure, cracks are beginning to appear in one of the Kremlin&#8217;s most important economic lifelines. 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