Russian independent; documents Kremlin's quiet regulatory workaround
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Meduza · Russia (independent, exile) · Russia asks Kazakhstan for 50,000 tonnes of gasoline as refinery strikes cascade
Reports the Russian government authorized below-standard AI-92 production to stretch supply, a step that state media did not cover; underlines the political sensitivity of admitting a shortage driven by Ukraine's strikes.
“Russia allows refineries to produce below-standard gasoline amid fuel shortage, a move not publicised by official channels.”