Putin called European politicians “pigs” who wanted to “feast on the collapse of Russia”

He also said that after the collapse of the Soviet Union, Russia had believed it would become an “equal part of the European family,” but that never happened because there is “no civilization in Europe, only total degradation.”

Australia's trucking industry has warned rising fuel prices are forcing heavy vehicle fleets off the road, and predicts empty supermarket shelves within weeks.

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🚫🚙 From Four-Day Weeks to AC Bans, the World Is Scrambling to Save Energy

Governments around the world are pressuring consumers to reduce energy use in one of the broadest efforts to alter fuel-consumption habits since the 1970s, as the Iran war drives oil-and-gas prices sharply higher.

The changes are being rolled out as a mix of voluntary acts, soft restrictions and incentives to cut demand. But the policies are multiplying and growing more constraining as the crisis continues.

Surges in oil and natural-gas prices have put sharp pressure even on countries that don’t import energy from the Middle East. With prices of derivative products such as jet fuel and liquefied natural gas also affected, the economic fallout is already percolating down—even for energy exporters such as the U.S.

So far, the energy-saving proposals are most acute in Asia, which relies heavily on the Middle East for supplies. Sri Lanka has instituted a four-day workweek for state institutions and schools, and has ...