#fuel-shortage

#fuel-shortage

Hundreds of gardaí have formed an effective ring of steel around the city centre. Protesters did not resist the move to free up the country's main thoroughfare.

"About 18 percent of stations are missing at least one type of fuel," the Deputy Minister said on French media RMC/BFMTV.

Sri Lanka imports 60 percent of its energy needs, much of it through the Strait of Hormuz, which has been largely closed due to the war on Iran.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Wednesday night that "long-range sanctions against Russia," a reference to its deep-strike campaign targeting Russian energy facilities, is "achieving truly significant results." Moscow's vast oil industry is a critical sector, with oil and natural gas exports fueling its war efforts in Ukraine. Ukraine has been targeting infrastructure across Russia, including refineries, with long-range weapons to turn up the pressure on Moscow.