Russia Imports Gasoline From India as Fuel Crisis Deepens
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- Russia is buying gasoline from India to tackle worsening fuel shortages, according to Reuters sources, marking an unusual import dependence for a major oil-producing nation
- Ukrainian drone attacks on Russian oil refineries have plunged the country into a fuel crisis, with shortages now severe enough to be felt by ordinary Russian consumers, per Euronews and Al Jazeera
- Al Jazeera frames the situation as 'deep,' reporting from inside Russia where fuel shortages are visibly worsening for civilians
Why it matters: A top-three global oil producer now importing gasoline because its own refineries have been knocked out shifts the war's cost onto Russian consumers, with shortages severe enough that Moscow is turning to India for emergency supply.
