Thick Smoke Over St. Petersburg Raises Unpleasant Questions to Russian Authorities

After Ukrainian drone attacks on facilities in St. Petersburg on the opening day of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF), Russia's current response strategies require fundamental changes. Strike on St. Petersburg Oil Terminal Had Been Anticipated Ukrainian forces attacked the St. Petersburg Oil Terminal and a military vessel in Kronstadt with drones. Volodymyr Zelensky did not need a fortune teller to understand that the strike should come precisely on the opening day of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum. Russian President Vladimir Putin is scheduled to address the forum tomorrow, and a burning terminal provides an ideal image capable of causing concern not only for him but also for the many guests attending the event. Bloomberg celebrated the development: