Russians Are Starting to Panic at the Pump

Russia's fuel shortages are spreading from occupied Crimea and Krasnodar into more regions, with drivers facing long gas lines, fuel limits, QR-code distribution systems, empty grocery shelves, and hotels offering gasoline as a tourist perk. The video walks through the week from June 6 through June 13, showing how Ukrainian strikes on refineries and logistics routes are feeding a wider crisis in Crimea, Novorossiysk, Moscow, St. Petersburg, Kazan, and other regions. The economic pressure is broader than gasoline. Russia's largest property developer is collapsing, regional governments are being pushed toward new taxes, corporate tax revenues are falling, reserves are being drained, stocks are sliding, Gazprom's value has cratered, China is reducing Russian oil imports, and Putin is moving toward asset seizures to fund the war. The discussion also covers reports around Elvira Nabiullina, possible border closure or martial law fears, installment-plan groceries in Transnistria, Crimea becoming a summer trap, and why higher oil prices have not rescued Russia's war economy. 00:00 A Contagion Spreads Across Russia 00:34 Krasnodar, Sevastopol, and the Fuel Limit Problem 01:21 Property Collapse and Ukraine's Long-Range Sanctions 01:48 Crimea's Two-Kilometer Gas Lines 02:26 Russia's Economic Forum Turns Into Ideology 03:18 Fuel Shortages Spread Beyond Crimea 04:02 Tourism, Taxes, and Regional Budget Stress 04:48 Seized Assets, Sliding Stocks, and Gazprom's Collapse 06:40 China Cuts Oil Imports as Southern Russia Runs Short 08:24 Moscow Joins the Fuel Shortage Map 09:03 Novorossiysk Gas Lines and Tourism Denial 10:34 Russia's Worst Fuel Crisis Since 2023 11:03 Recruitment Strain, Asset Seizures, and Nabiullina 13:05 Transnistria Groceries on Installment Plans 13:58 Industrial Strikes and the Crimea Trap 14:37 Fuel Queues Reach Crimea, St. Petersburg, and Kazan 15:42 Oil Revenue Rises but Does Not Save Russia 16:32 Russia's Economy as Snow White #ProfessorGerdes #Ukraine #Russia #UkraineWar #Putin Facts over noise. Context over headlines. Truth over talking points. **** To support me as as I provide Ukraine war context: **** Patreon:   / professorgerdesexplains   Buy Me A Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/professorgerdes Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/profe... YouTube Channel Membership:    / @professor-gerdes   🇺🇸 Contact the White House to express your support for Ukraine https://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/ ****IF YOU WISH TO PROVIDE DIRECT AID TO UKRAINE: **** 🇺🇦 I have partnered with Greg Terry for all donations to Ukraine. He has raised and delivered more than a quarter of a million dollars of aid to date. To directly support this effort of delivering necessary provisions to the front lines, click on these links (and then watch him give your donations to soldiers on the front lines on his channel):    / @gregterryexperience   Amazon Shopping List USA/North America (Shop and send to UKRAINE AID c/o Bethel Life's Gift Registry Address) https://a.co/iodWsUK Amazon Shopping List for EU/UK https://www.amazon.de/hz/wishlist/ls/... Direct Link for Financial Giving via our 501(c)(3) Tax-Deductible in the USA https://www.gregterry.org/donate.html Link for Greg's 501(c)(3) EIN Information https://www.gregterry.org/donate.html 🇺🇸 Alternatively, you may choose to donate to Samaritan’s Purse: https://www.samaritanspurse.org/our-m... 🇺🇦 If you wish to support the Ukrainian Army, give directly to United 24. Follow this link: https://u24.gov.ua/ **BUY SOMETHING TO SHOW YOUR SUPPORT FOR UKRAINE ** 🇺🇦 If you purchase from Saint Javelin with my link below, a cut of the proceeds will go directly to humanitarian aid for soldiers (bandages, tourniquets, etc.). I don't get the revenue. It goes to buy medical supplies from UnitewithUkraine.com. Use this link: https://www.saintjavelin.com/en-us?ut... 🇺🇸 This is the absolute CHEAPEST THING YOU CAN DO to support Ukraine (This is NOT MY SITE) https://amzn.to/4aPtwQr - Just support the war effort somehow. 🇺🇦 I wrote a book about Ukraine's president Zelenskyy which I have updated for the first 4-5 months of the war in Ukraine: It is free if you have Amazon Kindle Unlimited or $9.99 otherwise: https://amzn.to/3Q2wnyE 🇺🇦 If you cannot give or buy, you can like, share, and pray for the people of Ukraine. 🇺🇸 Please leave comments and tell me how I can help you gain more perspective. You can contact me @Dr_Gerdes on Twitter or email [email protected] #UKRAINE #UKRAINERUSSIAWAR #UKRAINEWAR