It comes as Russia’s second big aerial attack on Ukraine’s energy system this month leaves one million people without power
Ukraine's energy grid has been heavily targeted since Russia invaded in February 2022, with Kyiv accusing Moscow of "terror" tactics by trying to plunge Ukrainian cities into darkness and cut off heating to civilians throughout the winter.
Emergency power outages have been urgently implemented across all Ukrainian oblasts due to Russia's large-scale missile and drone attack.
Putin was speaking hours after Russia launched a “comprehensive” strike on Ukraine’s energy grid overnight, in what he called a response to "continued attacks" using US-supplied Atacms missiles on Russian soil.
