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Friday, 9 October 2026dailybeirut.com
World
Russian President Vladimir Putin threatened broader attacks on Ukraine’s economic infrastructure, citing Kyiv’s strikes on Russian civilian and economic facilities as justification.
Russian President Vladimir Putin announced plans to broaden missile and aerial strikes against Ukrainian economic sectors, asserting that Kyiv had “opened Pandora’s box” by targeting economic and civilian infrastructure inside Russia.
In an interview with the Russian state broadcaster Vesti, Putin stated that Ukrainian attacks have failed to produce any breakthrough in the conflict and have not conferred a military advantage on Kyiv or its allies.
He described Russia’s response to what he termed Ukrainian escalation as intensified strikes against Ukrainian defense industry facilities and sensitive economic sectors—including targets in Kyiv itself.
Putin characterized Russian strikes as “more destructive” than those carried out by Ukrainian forces inside Russia, adding that they disrupt the transportation of equipment and ammunition and impair the operational capacity of Ukrainian military installations.
On negotiations, Putin reaffirmed Moscow’s readiness to engage in peace dialogue with Ukraine, but conditioned such talks on alignment with “the realities on the ground”—a reference to Ukrainian territories currently under Russian military control.
