Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak has instructed the Ministry of Energy to draft a government decree to ban gasoline exports starting April 1, 2026, a government statement said Friday.
The ban would remain in place until July 31, TASS news agency reported.
Following a meeting on the domestic fuel market chaired by Novak, the government said in a statement that the measure aims to stabilize prices and ensure priority supply to the domestic market.
During the meeting, officials stressed the task set by Russian President Vladimir Putin to prevent domestic fuel price increases from exceeding projected levels.
The deputy prime minister noted that turbulence in the global oil and petroleum product market caused by the crisis in the Middle East is leading to significant price fluctuations, the statement read.
Novak added that strong demand for Russian energy resources in foreign markets remains a positive factor.
Russia to ban gasoline exports from April 1 to stabilize domestic market
Russia to ban gas exports from April 1 to stabilize domestic market
Russia to ban gas exports from April 1 to stabilize domestic market
China is willing to further strengthen friendly cooperation with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) to achieve more practical results, Chinese Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang said in Beijing on Friday.
Ding, also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, made the remarks when meeting with Daren Tang, director general of the WIPO.
Ding said that during the 15th Five-Year Plan period (2026-2030), China will continue to strengthen the protection and application of intellectual property rights, build China a country strong on intellectual property rights, better support high-level self-reliance in science and technology, and promote high-quality development.
China supports the WIPO in giving full play to its role as a multilateral platform and professional institution in providing more efficient and convenient services for global innovators, Ding added.
Speaking highly of China's intellectual property work, Tang said the WIPO is willing to deepen cooperation with China to improve the global intellectual property ecosystem, and better promote scientific and technological innovation and economic development.
Chinese vice premier calls for further cooperation with WIPO
