Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan Grit Their Teeth Amid Growing Central Asian Fuel Crisis – The Diplomat

Several Central Asian governments have had to implement emergency fuel management measures in recent days amid a worsening regional fuel crisis prompted by Russia’s July 8 ban on diesel exports, and ongoing disruptions to its refining sector caused by Ukraine’s escalating drone campaign. Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan are facing an especially bad supply crunch due to their near-total dependence on petroleum product imports from Russia, but other Central Asian governments are also being affected, with fuel prices rising across the entire…