Geopolitical Digest by Mikhail Azhgirevich for March 30, 2026: Page 2 of 2

Gasoline Export Ban Causes Wholesale Prices to Plunge – But Only Temporarily
The ban on gasoline exports, introduced on April 1, immediately drove down wholesale prices: Ai-92 fell by 2.2%, with diesel following suit. Rosnedra is urging companies to build underground oil storage facilities, but the severance tax based on actual extraction makes storage unprofitable without government subsidies. A British diplomat has been expelled from Moscow for attempting to gather information on the state of the Russian economy—which is evidently of keen interest to many. The economy is now guarded more closely than military secrets.

As Iran withdraws from the nuclear treaty, a Russian destroyer escorts oil to Cuba, and Egypt begs for an end to the war—who in this world still wields enough influence to be heard?