"In the face of the energy crisis, the Russians felt so confident that at the end of April 2026, they announced to Germany that from May 1, they would halt supplies of Kazakh oil to the German Schwedt refinery. This refinery, located right on the border with Poland, supplies fuels to, for example, Berlin, and Kazakh oil flowing through the Druzhba pipeline through Polish territory accounts for 20% of its crude processing. This communication to the Germans is, of course, a message aimed at deepening the fuel crisis in which Europe finds itself. "

"In 2025, other sanctions were also imposed on the Russian oil sector. Kinetic sanctions introduced by Ukraine, hitting Russian refineries and pipelines with their drones. Russian refineries flowed like candles on a birthday cake. Thanks to very precise, very well-aimed, often repeated attacks in the same places, the Ukrainians managed at some point to disable as much as 40% of Russian oil processing. This caused a fuel crisis in Russia. There was even a paradoxical situation in which a country called a gas station for Europe was left without fuel itself, because Russians living in various parts of the Russian Federation began to notice the lack of availability of, for example, gasoline. Ration cards for the sale of this fuel were introduced. "

"Inflation caused by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz is leading people to pay almost 40 to 50% more for car fuel at the moment. "

"The German automotive industry association VDA warned that by 2035 there will be huge layoffs in car factories in Germany. [...] By 2035, 225,000 jobs will be eliminated in Germany, which is 35,000 more than previously estimated, warns the German Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA). OPEC+ decided to increase oil production limits. Seven countries from the OPEC+ group will raise their oil production targets in July 2026. Iraq and the United Arab Emirates are accelerating investments [in alternative oil routes]. "