Overview
- During a Nov. 6 visit to a demonstration-educational center for adaptive sports in Samara, Putin nodded approval and said the government supports the idea, referencing Vice Premier Dmitry Chernyshenko.
- The call for a full prohibition came from Ekaterina Leshchinskaya of the Healthy Fatherland movement, who asked the president to issue an instruction for a nationwide ban.
- Putin stressed that any decision should be paired with targeted outreach to young people.
- Reports did not cite immediate regulatory steps, timelines, or specific instructions following the exchange.
- Separately, Vologda Region plans to close all vape shops by the end of 2025, with authorities saying 163 of 316 outlets have already shut and 11 closed in October.