Alexander Novak said on 25 July that Russia will extend its ban on gasoline exports through the end of 2026. The measure had been set to run to 31 July. It applies to producers and non-producers alike, and the parallel diesel restriction lifts once the domestic market recovers.
The same day, Kyrgyzstan’s cabinet put out a draft amending Resolution 369 of 25 May 2026. As the rules stand, fixed subsidy prices apply only to consignments from two rail stations, Turksib and Sary-Agach. The draft extends them to fuel imported across the state border from third countries, and to every crossing point. The State Customs Service joins the interagency group that vets subsidy claims. The paperwork requirements are tightened to contracts, invoices and transport payment receipts.
Six countries are named as emerging sources: China, Iran, Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey.
The import numbers sit underneath the redraft. Petroleum products came to 413,136.3 tonnes in January to May, down 19% year on year, worth 26.7 billion som. Gasoline fell 22.3% to 327.1 million litres. Of that, 322.7 million litres came from Russia, down 12.9%, which is 98.6% of the gasoline Kyrgyzstan imported. Kazakhstan supplied 2.28 million litres, a fall by a factor of 21.6.
Liquefied gas moved the other way: 80,430.8 tonnes, up 35.9%, of which 80,414.7 tonnes came from Russia.
A subsidy written around two rail stations describes the supply map a government expects. A subsidy written around every crossing point describes the one it is preparing for. The import subsidy itself expires on 30 September.