Why there is a fuel crisis in Russia / Getty Images With the start of a full-scale invasion, Russia became a country unable to provide for the needs of its own population. We are talking, in particular, about problems with fuel. This is discussed in the exclusive material of Channel 24 . It analyzes in detail how the military capabilities of the occupying country have changed since February 24, 2022. Kremlin propagandists constantly broadcast the image that “everything is fine” in Russia and the so-called “special operation” has a good effect on the lives of citizens. However, the real state of affairs is the opposite. In particular, the population was faced with a fuel crisis. The fact is that with the beginning of a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Russia has to save budget money. One of the sectors in which the Kremlin decided to save money was the reduction of subsidies for fuel producers. This has led to a crisis situation, because a top oil and gas supplier is now unable to meet the needs of its own population and business. Due to sanctions and war, Russia has become an empty gas station. The Kremlin has lost the opportunity to compensate producers for maintaining low prices for gasoline and diesel. When Russia took away the subsidies, gas stations and exchanges began selling fuel at a loss-making price. This led to a crisis and limited the supply of products to the domestic market. the occupiers can only solve this problem in the short term. To achieve this, Russia limits the export of fuel, but the internal market of the occupying country is small. As a result, the Russian fuel business is experiencing huge losses. By the way, such an approach to solving the problem each time weakens the position of enterprises and industries. Lithuanian Prime Minister Andrius Kubilius said in an interview with Channel 24 that during the full-scale war, Russia’s income from the sale of oil and gas decreased by half. According to him, the occupying country receives about 700 million euros per day, which is also a large income. According to preliminary data, revenues from the sale of oil and gas have decreased by half compared to what they were before the war, but still remain quite large. Russia receives 700 million euros a day from selling these resources around the world, and the EU still pays about 2 billion euros a month for this. – Andrius Kubilius noted.
Why Russia became an empty gas station
Russia's oil and gas revenues have halved
Now the EU is looking for an opportunity to increase sanctions pressure and limit Russia’s income from the sale of oil and gas as much as possible.
