Check out my book "How Ukraine Survived": https://amzn.to/47gnlEf. You can also read it for free by signing up for a Kindle Unlimited trial at https://amzn.to/3QMsBr8. (I use affiliate links, meaning I earn a commission when you make a transaction through them. Even if you read for free, you are still supporting the channel.) Russia has instituted a six-month ban on gasoline exports. This seems like a bizarre tactic to use given that fuel sales are supposed to fund the war in Ukraine. Today, we delve into the Kremlin's logic. The story is partially about Ukraine's attacks on Russian energy infrastructure. It is also partially about Western sanctions. But the crux of it is the Russian home front, and the Kremlin's need to keep Russian citizens from getting frustrated with the war. 0:00 Russia's New Gas Export Ban 1:29 The Effect of Ukrainian Drone Strikes 6:51 The Effect of Economic Sanctions 8:53 Influencing the U.S. Elections? 12:03 Russia's Electoral Constraint The appearance of U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) visual information does not imply or constitute DoD endorsement. Media licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0): By Kremlin.ru: http://tours.kremlin.ru/tour/senate/159 http://en.kremlin.ru/events/president/news/49332 http://en.kremlin.ru/catalog/keywords/78/events/50329 http://en.kremlin.ru/events/president/news/53172 http://www.kremlin.ru/catalog/persons/67/events/54087 http://en.kremlin.ru/events/president/news/55063 http://en.kremlin.ru/catalog/regions/ROS/events/56771 http://www.kremlin.ru/catalog/persons/67/events/58020 http://en.kremlin.ru/events/president/news/58405 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/58502 en.kremlin.ru/events/president/news/58843 http://en.kremlin.ru/events/president/news/60490 http://en.kremlin.ru/events/president/news/60495 http://www.kremlin.ru/catalog/persons/67/events/61631 http://en.kremlin.ru/events/president/news/61732 http://en.kremlin.ru/events/president/news/62096 http://en.kremlin.ru/events/president/news/62101 http://en.kremlin.ru/events/president/news/65973 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/68366 http://en.kremlin.ru/events/president/news/68785 http://en.kremlin.ru/events/president/news/69101 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/69390 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/70098 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/72084 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/73083