monstars.bsky.social @monstars.bsky.social · 30/08/2026 It's already showing — Russian gasoline output fell to about 70% of domestic demand by late August after a wave of refinery strikes. 2242
monstars.bsky.social @monstars.bsky.social · 30/08/2026Which makes "Russia will respond" a weak argument now. Russia started this war and can stop it whenever it wants — it keeps choosing not to despite having shown no clear way to win decisively on the battlefield. Ukraine can accept that and give Russia a sanctuary or keep raising the price of the war 1243
monstars.bsky.social @monstars.bsky.social · 30/08/2026Civilian life gets harder either way — infrastructure hit, power less reliable, repairs no longer temporary. People adapt. They don't stop. Those consequences are Russia's doing, not Ukraine's fault for resisting them. 1211
