russians Are Starting to Regret Crimea (video commentary)

06/30/2026

Russians spent years pretending the war was someone else’s problem. Now the fuel crisis is spreading across Russia, gas lines are growing, Crimea is short on fuel and power, and some Russians are starting to ask the question Putin never wanted them to ask: why did they need Crimea in the first place? They still blame everyone but themselves, but the consequences of the war are finally reaching ordinary Russians in ways they cannot ignore.

0:00 Russians are starting to regret Crimea0:16 Russians blame Crimeans, DPR, and LPR residents1:39 Crimea’s fuel and power problems spread2:07 Fuel lines hit Russian regions2:48 Russians celebrate finding small amounts of gasoline3:21 Black-market fuel behavior emerges4:11 Moscow residents shocked by empty gas stations 4:44 Shortages spread thousands of kilometers from Ukraine5:14 The growing list of Russian regions without fuel6:42 Older Russians try to defend Putin’s war narrative8:15 Russians connect the crisis to “the thing” they cannot say9:23 The economy may pressure Putin more than Trump10:46 Special queuing operation

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