After Russian forces seized Ukraine’s Kherson region at the beginning of its invasion, a Ukrainian official named Kirill Stremousov was installed as the new government’s deputy head. In a YouTube video posted in May, Stremousov stated his intention to have Kherson join Russia, declaring, “We will integrate as much as possible into the Russian Federation. More

The post The Role of Energy in Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine appeared first on CounterPunch.org.

This post was originally published on CounterPunch.org.