It seems that the consequences of the fuel crisis in Russia are much more serious than it seemed in the early days. Has your usual life changed yet? How exactly? Tell Meduza • Meduza • RIMA — Russian Independent Media Archive
It seems that the consequences of the fuel crisis in Russia are much more serious than it seemed in the early days. Has your usual life changed yet? How exactly? Tell Meduza
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The fuel crisis in Russia is getting worse every day. There are almost no regions left in the country that were not affected by it. In the Irkutsk region, drivers stand in lines at gas stations for 18 hours; in Moscow, gas station employees prohibit removing gas pumps, calling them “special objects.” In Transbaikalia, where the most stringent measures are in place - 15 liters of gasoline per person - the authorities urge residents “not to concentrate only on problems with fuel” and not to indulge the “enemy” who is “seeking a split within society.” Vladimir Putin at the same time believes that the situation is “not critical.”
All this causes not only indignation and anger, but also extremely unpleasant changes in normal life. Are you now unable to pick up your child from kindergarten on time? Or a long-awaited trip fell through? Tell Meduza which problems related to gasoline shortages particularly irritate or upset you. We will publish the most interesting answers in a separate article.