February 24, 2026 8:03 PM

Putin tells FSB to better protect energy sector, warns foes against pushing Moscow too far

President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday ordered the FSB security service to step up protection of Russia's energy and transport infrastructure in response to Ukrainian attacks that he said were conducted with the help of Western intelligence. Putin, speaking on the fourth anniversary of the war, said Russia's enemies would regret it if they pushed Moscow too far. "They did not manage to inflict a strategic defeat on Russia on the battlefield, so the enemy is relying on individual and mass terror: ...