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BFR said:

To add some additional context:

Imported gazoline cost about 50% more than what the usual price is in Russia. This means that either the gas prices rise in Russia (which will stoke inflation again) or Russia needs to subvention the imports, which could take a significant portion of their budget, meaning less money for the military.

And if they were to import less than what they got before from their refineries or if the price rises too much for ordinary Russians, there's a high risk it could lead to a recession.

Either way, this puts the Kremlin into a bad spot.