Russia Buys Indian Gasoline Amid Shortage Caused By Ukraine War

Russia has started seaborne imports of gasoline from India, two industry ?sources said on Wednesday, in an effort to mitigate fuel shortages triggered by ?Ukrainian attacks on its energy infrastructure. 

Fuel shortages are being felt across Russia's 11 time zones with rationing, long queues at filling stations and a record gasoline price increase. 

The Kremlin said on Tuesday that Russia



was in contact with ?other countries and discussing imports of fuel at acceptable prices.

Russia's energy ministry and India's ?oil ministry did not immediately respond to requests for comment. 

An industry source said ?at least 60,000 metric tons of gasoline have been dispatched from India to Russia. Another ?source said that two tankers, with parcels of 30,000 to 40,000 tons each, have been sent.