Russian regions are introducing limits on fuel, explaining this as an “artificial rush.” Taxi drivers complain about shortages, queues and rising prices
Over the past two days, authorities in several Russian regions have announced restrictions on fuel sales, begun manual distribution of supplies, or urged residents not to buy gasoline for future use. Almost everywhere, what is happening is explained not by shortages, but by rush demand, speculation, attempts to stock up on fuel and logistics problems, follows from messages that The Insider studied using the IONA monitoring system .