Claim

Russia's crisis is so severe that it is also buying petrol from Belarus.

“रशिया अभी इतने बड़े संकट में है कि वह बेलारूस से भी पेट्रोल खरीद रहा है”

Rationale

As of the 2026-07-02 broadcast, multiple independent outlets (Meduza, Al Jazeera, The Moscow Times, CEPA) confirm Russia was in a severe fuel crisis — caused by Ukrainian drone strikes idling a large share of its refining capacity — and was importing gasoline from Belarus (roughly 3,000–5,000 tons/day, ~79,000 tons sold on exchange in June 2026), as well as from Kazakhstan, India and other countries. The anchor's statement that Russia's crisis is severe enough that it is buying petrol from Belarus matches the documented facts.

Evidence

• https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/07/01/prices-in-russia-for-imported-belarusian-gasoline-nearly-double-in-a-month-amid-fuel-crisis Meduza report dated 2026-07-01 (one day before the broadcast) confirms Russia is importing Belarusian gasoline amid its fuel crisis, with exchange sales of Belarusian gasoline totaling ~79,380 tons between June 1–26, 2026 and prices nearly doubling in a month. ✓ reachable · archived
• https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/10/08/russia-boosts-fuel-imports-from-belarus-as-refinery-strikes-deepen-domestic-shortages-a90752 The Moscow Times (Oct 2025) reports Russia boosting fuel imports from Belarus as Ukrainian drone strikes on refineries deepened domestic gasoline shortages. ✓ reachable · archived
• https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/7/2/the-crisis-is-deep-the-view-from-russia-as-fuel-shortages-worsen Al Jazeera report published on the broadcast date (2026-07-02) describes Russia's worsening fuel shortages and its turn to imports from neighbours including Belarus and Kazakhstan. ✓ reachable · archived
• https://cepa.org/article/running-on-empty-russias-fuel-crisis/ CEPA analysis notes Russia suspended fuel import tariffs and sought gasoline from Belarus's Mozyr and Novopolotsk refineries as ~38% of its refining capacity stood idle after drone strikes. ✓ reachable · archived