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Russia Extends Gasoline Export Ban Amid Fuel Shortages
9/26/2025
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- Russia will extend gasoline export ban through 2025, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said.
- A new diesel ban by non-producers will be implemented.
- The government aims to ease shortages caused by rising wholesale prices and Ukrainian drone attacks.
- Kazakhstan keeps a six-month ban on fuel exports to build strategic reserves.
- Uzbekistan plans to phase out lower-octane gasoline by 2026.
