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Weekend Update #199: Ukraine's Campaign Against Russian Oil Infrastructure Should Be The Focus

Phillips P. OBrien · 23 Aug 2026 · phillipspobrien.substack.com ↗

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  1. Our reading

    Ukraine's deep-strike campaign should be aimed at Russia's fuel system above every other target, because that is what takes money away from the war machine.

    Their wordsIt is not because it affects Russian morale, or causes inconvenience, it is because ultimately it is the best way to take away the one thing all war machines need—money.
    Interesting

  2. Our reading

    Without the ability to sell fuel abroad Russia is not a great power and not even a medium economic power.

    Their wordsRussia without the ability to raise money by exporting fuel is not only not a great power, it is not a medium economic power.
    Interesting

  3. Our reading

    Believing that Trump might yet help Ukraine is not harmless optimism: it is part of a manoeuvre that buys Putin time.

    Their wordsIn other words, it is not harmless optimism to act like Trump might help Ukraine, it is falling for a deadly, pro-Putin maneuver that is and will increasingly lead to Ukrainian suffering.
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