A complete ban on diesel exports is being considered: Putin acknowledged fuel shortage in Russia
фото: Reuters
Russian dictator Vladimir Putin has acknowledged a fuel shortage at gas stations in Russia and announced a possible complete ban on diesel exports. He said the authorities are already using up fuel reserves and are preparing additional measures to stabilize the situation.
This is reported by Russian media.
During a meeting on fuel supply to the domestic market, Vladimir Putin announced that a special headquarters has been created in Russia to monitor the fuel supply situation.
“There are queues at gas stations, and the necessary brands of gasoline are not always available,” Putin said.
According to him, Russia has already started using its fuel reserves. At the same time, he claims that gasoline reserves at 1.7 million tons remain the same as last year.
Putin also said that Russia is discussing the possibility of a complete ban on diesel exports. He also expressed hope that fuel production will exceed June levels in July.
Separately, the Russian dictator again accused Ukraine of attacks on Russian infrastructure.
“We need to minimize the consequences of terrorist attacks on our peaceful civilian objects,” Putin said.
According to him, among the measures to stabilize the situation, the Russian authorities are considering increasing the supply of fuel and ensuring “economically reasonable prices.”
The day before, Russian dictator Vladimir Putin said that Russia supposedly controls the situation on the front and does not abandon its strategic goals in the war against Ukraine . He also spoke about the upcoming elections to the State Duma of the Russian Federation, calling them a test of the political system.
As previously reported, Ukrainian drone strikes on Russian oil refineries are increasingly hitting the Russian fuel industry . Gasoline production has declined significantly, and fuel problems are already affecting regions located thousands of kilometers from Ukraine.
By the way,Russia has asked Kazakhstan to supply about 50 thousand tons of AI-92 gasoline amid growing fuel problems on the domestic market.
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