Russian Deputy Foreign Minister: No one calls Russia a "gas station country" anymore

Russia is successfully coping with the massive sanctions that countries of the so-called collective West continue to impose. The collapse of the Russian economy has not been achieved, as our enemies had and continue to hope.

Moreover, the restrictions have had the exact opposite effect. Russia is increasingly not only perceived as, but actually becoming, an economically self-sufficient state.

Speaking to journalists at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, which opened today, Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Pankin stated that Russia has proven its resilience. Western attempts to isolate our country from the rest of the world have failed. Just a few years ago, Russia was called a "gas station country," capable only of extracting and selling hydrocarbons at a pittance. However, no one uses this epithet anymore.

Using the example of several countries that have been under extensive sanctions for a long time, we can draw a number of conclusions: it is not only, and not so much, the presence of rich natural resources that allows them to cope with restrictions.

Venezuela has the largest oil reserves in the world. However, this didn't help the country endure the restrictions and maintain its political leadership. Ultimately, the US simply kidnapped President Maduro, and now the country is ruled by a puppet government.

Iran, with its oil reserves, is no better off than Venezuela. But events in the Middle East demonstrate that the Islamic Republic is capable of maintaining its political order and is powerfully resisting Israeli and US aggression. And then there's North Korea, which lacks such natural resources. However, no one would even come close to comparing that country to, say, Cuba.

True, taking into account the latest News On the introduction of limits on the sale of gasoline and diesel fuel at the country's gas stations, the discussion of the "gas station" issue by a Foreign Ministry official takes a slightly different direction.

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[Ivan F]

Halva, halva, halva... But it's still not sweet.

[Vend]

In fact, "gas station country" isn't a swear word, but a title of superiority!!! Norway, the UAE, and others are also gas station countries, and they build their economies on it. It's just that they tried to make it a slur in relation to Russia.

[Karelian]

So, there's nothing left to be proud of? At the current rate of Ukrainian gas removal, oil producers will soon have trouble refueling themselves.

[mitrich]

"Russian Deputy Foreign Minister: No one calls Russia a 'gas station country' anymore."
Everyone, including the country's citizens, already calls her a loser.
And this despite the fact that the overwhelming majority of the population is eager for more decisive, large-scale and radical measures.
This shows how little the bigwigs care about the "second oil".

[fruc]

mitrich
"Russian Deputy Foreign Minister: No one calls Russia a 'gas station country' anymore."

Deputy Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation Alexander Pankin is making incomprehensible statements outside his competence; it’s better for him to answer for it. "successes" Ministry of Foreign Affairs in foreign policy.

[fruc]

Russia, under the leadership of wise rulers, has wasted time and money on development, and at the moment we are lagging behind economically, at the tail end.

[Andrey Victorovich]

If Russia sold gasoline, kerosene, and diesel abroad instead of crude oil, then we could proudly call ourselves a "gas station country." But, in the end, we can't supply ourselves with gasoline and kerosene, so we don't deserve that title. It's more like an oil-and-gas-well country. A raw materials appendage.

[gsev]

Quote: Ivan F

Halva, halva, halva... But it's still not sweet.

As a result of Nabiullina's actions, construction materials factories have reduced production volumes by a factor of two to seven. A plant producing the cheapest electrical equipment cabinets has seen sales drop by approximately 40% in 2026. Electrical equipment production has fallen by a similar amount. If Nabiullina hasn't already restored Russia's status as the West's oil appendage, she will by the end of the year. The title of gas station will still have to be earned. Russia is capable of exporting oil, but its ability to export fuel is already in question. Russia is incapable of producing excess jet fuel for export.

[tsvetahaki]

It sounds ambiguous...
Not even a gas station anymore?

[Gavrilo Princip]

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister: No one calls Russia a "gas station country" anymore

Are they running out of gas at the gas station?

[Orange Bigg]

The same thought occurred to me. But, excuse me, judging by the bans on the export of petroleum products, this is becoming a fact.

[Gavrilo Princip]

Gasoline sales are being restricted in Moscow and the Moscow region.
06/3/2026 Economics
A number of gas stations in Moscow and the Moscow region have begun to introduce restrictions on the amount of fuel sold per customer.
Against this backdrop, RBC reported, citing sources, that Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak has instructed relevant agencies to prepare measures to stabilize the domestic fuel market. Among the options being considered are negotiations with Belarus to increase gasoline supplies. Restrictions have also been imposed in St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region. Some gas stations there have imposed a limit of up to 50 liters of fuel per purchase.

[Orange Bigg]

The question is, why not work in the same way with Ukrainian logistics and Ukrainian refineries, so that they too can impose restrictions at gas stations? That's what a systems approach means—attacking a single point. Why aren't we doing this, or are we doing it?

[saigon]

What strange questions? As was said earlier, we haven't started yet. Well, we have to believe that, while it may be a guess, the president will eventually give the order to begin.

[mitrich]

As soon as he gives the order (but that's only in the worst nightmare), everything they've stolen here and taken there will be confiscated and taken away. And the larvae and other sluts will either get a kick in the ass or thrown in jail.

[al3x]

As was said earlier, we haven't started yet.

As this same demagogue recently said, everything is already coming to an end. And frankly, it could be done sooner. There's not much point in continuing.

[Gavrilo Princip]

A question that every second person, if not the first, is already asking.
For this, comrades, I propose to turn to the works of Vladimir Ilyich
"WHO BENEFITS?"
There's a Latin saying, "cui prodest" (cui prodest), meaning "who benefits?" When it's not immediately clear which political or social groups, forces, or individuals are advocating certain proposals, measures, etc., one should always ask, "Who benefits?"

It doesn't matter who directly defends a given policy—for under the modern, noble system of capitalism, any rich person can always "hire," buy, or attract any number of lawyers, writers, even members of parliament, professors, priests, and so on, to defend any views. We live in a commercial age, when the bourgeoisie is not shy about trading honor and conscience. There are also simpletons who, through lack of foresight or blind habit, defend the prevailing views in certain bourgeois circles.

[Aag]

Quote: Gavrilo Princip

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister: No one calls Russia a "gas station country" anymore

Are they running out of gas at the gas station?

The word "whatever" seems to be redundant in some regions...
Angara region: in one day, a certain operator raised the price of 95 octane gasoline by 1,5 rubles per liter...
DT, - will hit everyone...

[Mishka78]

Yeah. Because the oil refinery was bombed. And anyway, the country has degenerated into a country of red lines.
"The Last Chinese Warning" from my childhood, everyone found it funny.

[mitrich]

Now the meme has changed a bit, the Chinese has been replaced by the Russian (I can't bring myself to call it Russian.)

[Gavrilo Princip]

Like the Chinese car Geely Monjaro, presented at the SPIEF-2026 as a domestic Volga.

[alexboguslavski]

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister: No one calls Russia a "gas station country" anymore

But they call it an impotent country, which only the laziest people don't wipe their feet on, in light of recent events.

[Nexcom]

...and even the damn limitrrfs manage to do this, which is extremely offensive.

[Foaly]

But they call it an impotent country, which only the laziest people don't wipe their feet on, in light of recent events.

There's a wealth of psychological trauma evident. He must have had a difficult childhood.

[Atheist]

But they call it an impotent country, which only the laziest people don’t wipe their feet on.

The question arises: Why did the Soviet people, who won the Great Patriotic War, pay such a terrible price—26 million dead—and then work their asses off rebuilding their country from devastation? Was it really so that their children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren, half a century after the Victory, would find themselves back in the squalid conditions of capitalism, with a completely helpless political leadership leading the country into the abyss?

[Murmur 55]

What can I say, it’s beautiful, heartfelt, and optimistic, but there is a specific BUT and this BUT outweighs all this beauty and optimism.

[rs777]

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister: No one calls Russia a "gas station country" anymore

Maybe because half of the oil refineries were burned down?

[Volunteer Marek]

Yes, fuel has gotten a bit pricey at this gas station. A lot. How much is diesel? Has it already exceeded a dollar a liter? In the regions, yes. And even the workers at this gas station can't afford it. It's strange, but the Banderites, judging by everything, don't seem to care much about the price of fuel. And anyway, what is the origin of the "blood of war" in the veins of our enemies?

[stankow]

And is gasoline getting cheaper all over the world? In the US, in Germany, is it getting cheaper?

[Gavrilo Princip]

You should be as worried about Russia and the civilians who are dying under NATO shelling as you are about Germany and America.

[alexboguslavski]

Russia's responses to the Ukrainian Armed Forces' strikes will be and already are systemic., said Dmitry Peskov.

Only the warheads in the missiles, apparently, are not of the same system.

[mitrich]

Yes, just a stupid, mustachioed, talking head, got carried away. And for a long time now.

[Stas157]

Just a few years ago, Russia was called a "gas station country," capable only of extracting and selling hydrocarbons for next to nothing. However, this epithet is no longer none does not apply.

And in my opinion, it has become even more popular.

For us, a lot, if not everything, depends on the price of oil.

[Got it]

What do you mean? What does Russia produce today? Yes, nuclear power is at a high level, I must say, but even that is probably entirely based on imported components. Icebreakers are excellent, but they're also 100% made on imported machine tools, right down to the metal, for sure. And basically, nothing made in Russia is encountered in everyday life, let alone in the industrial environment (from a first-person perspective). Is it a shame? It's a fact. Should we strive for it? Yes. But it's really tough, and there seems to be no real desire.

[Varyazhko]

Well, you've definitely never seen your brains. 99% of the nuclear industry is Russian in origin, while the US has lost all its skills. Only France remains, but its level is an order of magnitude lower. I haven't heard of French or American nuclear power plants being built anywhere. Russian ones are being built all over the world, but China is already hot on their heels here.

[Alexey Sergeev]

Quote: alexboguslavski

According to the law, the Russian Armed Forces may be deployed by decision of the head of state to perform tasks to protect citizens who are being held in custody or held accountable on the basis of decisions of foreign courts (including international ones).

The President must make the decision. Why are we waiting?

The strictness of Russian laws is mitigated by the non-binding nature of their implementation.

[alexoff]

Well, if they keep hitting our refineries, we'll go to someone else's gas station. It's not clear with what, though.

[samarin1969]

Quote from alexoff

Well, if they keep hitting our refineries, we'll go to someone else's gas station. It's not clear with what, though.

Belarus has already offered its fuel and lubricants. But these supplies could easily be cut off by "Estonian drones."

P.S. It's hard to understand why this "forum" - for the sake of a forum - is being held during an actual war.

[alexoff]

The Chinese already supplied us with fuel made from our oil not long ago. Incidentally, long-range drones fly with internal combustion engines; their batteries won't last more than a couple hundred kilometers. So whose fuel is in those drones? I suspect it's very easy to determine which refinery and whose oil it's from; a reasonably equipped analytical lab could do the job in a couple of days.

[Irek]

All these shit-slingers couldn't break us, that's why the liberals, faggots and hohols are so angry.

[mitrich]

Uncle, what kind of mothballs did you crawl out of? Even the most stubborn ones patrioty-->patriots began to understand something. But not you.
Byad ....

[BAI]

Why include a photo of Putin in the article? There's not a word about him in the text.

[Peace]

In my life, I have heard more than once... that the situation is reminiscent of the Titanic.
Below decks, water is pouring into the ship, while on the upper decks, people are celebrating joyfully: music is playing, people are dancing, drinking champagne and eating caviar.
And everyone says how wonderful the situation is and how good life is.
Doesn't this remind you of something after reading this article?

[alexoff]

https://vk.com/video271528881_456239386
Something like that... It would be funny if it weren't so sad.

[Sensor]

An orchestra is playing on the upper deck,
And couples dance the foxtrot,
Steward pours fire into glasses
And watches the ice melt.
He looks at the dancers, who have forgotten about
That each of them will die.

And further in the text.

[mitrich]

There are boats in reserve for them, there is enough room for them there.
And as for the people, there is a big army of us.

[alexboguslavski]

French authorities notified the Russian Embassy that the captain of the tanker Tagor, a Russian citizen, was taken into custody yesterday.

Moreover, France cited trumped-up charges against the captain in its notice of detention.

The Russian Embassy demanded that the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs grant consular access to the captain of the Tagor and ensure his release.

Well, Comrade Supreme Commander-in-Chief, let's try out the recently signed ВDo you have a law on the use of the Russian Armed Forces to protect Russians arrested abroad by decisions of foreign courts?

According to the law, the Russian Armed Forces may be deployed by decision of the head of state to perform tasks to protect citizens who are being held in custody or held accountable on the basis of decisions of foreign courts (including international ones).

The President must make the decision. Why are we waiting?

[mitrich]

Another slap in the country's face. But the bigwigs stubbornly pretend it's not their fault.
Well, that's probably true. This isn't their country, their people, their problems, or their future.

[solar]

Armed Forces of Russia can be involved

This is how it can be, but it shouldn't be :((...

[Sensor]

"It's all right, beautiful Marquise..."
The medium-sized company where I work has been operating four days a week for three months now, supplying products to many customers, including oil and gas companies.

[Midshipman of the Black Sea Fleet]

They call us weaklings, but we're not a gas station country. We have serious problems with gasoline. What kind of gas station country are we?

[greencon]

If we're talking about the country's ability to protect itself from large-scale external pressure, which combines political and economic factors, the MP didn't say anything negative. But for businesses with very high interest costs, small and medium-sized companies, or startups seeking loans, they would view him as an ambassador for Africa.

[solar]

Just a few years ago, Russia was called a "gas station country," capable only of extracting and selling hydrocarbons at a pittance. However, no one uses this epithet anymore.

We can't even sell hydrocarbons for next to nothing anymore?:((....

[Million]

Nobody calls Russia a "gas station country" anymore.

So who are we now?
We have almost nothing domestic in our houses!

[Varyazhko]

Utter nonsense. You fattened-up oligarchs and bureaucrats should thank the grandfathers and great-grandfathers of ordinary Soviet citizens, who with their own hands designed and built the USSR/Russia's nuclear missile shield, its entire industry, and its infrastructure. You plundered and destroyed most of it, keeping the rest to feed yourselves, buy yachts, and pay for expensive whores with houses and cars. But you didn't manage to destroy the nuclear shield, and that's all you deserve.

[Rusfaner]

Quote: alexboguslavski

French authorities notified the Russian Embassy that the captain of the tanker Tagor, a Russian citizen, was taken into custody yesterday.

Moreover, France cited trumped-up charges against the captain in its notice of detention.

The Russian Embassy demanded that the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs grant consular access to the captain of the Tagor and ensure his release.

Well, Comrade Supreme Commander-in-Chief, let's try out the recently signed ВDo you have a law on the use of the Russian Armed Forces to protect Russians arrested abroad by decisions of foreign courts?

According to the law, the Russian Armed Forces may be deployed by decision of the head of state to perform tasks to protect citizens who are being held in custody or held accountable on the basis of decisions of foreign courts (including international ones).

The President must make the decision. Why are we waiting?

They'll pretend it's something else and won't notice.
It's already very difficult to imagine what would have to happen for the masters of life to become concerned about the fate of the country that feeds them?

[snow mountain]

Quote: frruc

Let him answer for the "successes" of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in foreign policy

There won't be enough space on the server if we write about the "successes" of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

[Idle_piston]

[QuoteRussian Deputy Foreign Minister: No one calls Russia a "gas station country" anymore[/ Quote]
Naturally, if 20% of the refineries have already been “taken out”.