Russia to cancel parking fines issued to drivers waiting in line for gasoline

Russia's Interior Ministry will cancel parking fines issued to drivers waiting in fuel lines, Meduza reports. The decision follows complaints from the Saratov region, where automated enforcement systems had been ticketing people at gas stations—those systems have now been switched off. Drivers can request cancellation on a case-by-case basis. The move reflects how severe the fuel shortage has become: across Russia, people are forced to wait hours at pumps, a crisis triggered by Ukrainian drone strikes on oil refineries.

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