Overview
- Governor Roman Busargin said Saratov Region supports a complete ban on vape sales and is ready to pass a law if the region receives the necessary powers.
- Busargin asked the Saratov Oblast Duma to draft an initiative for submission to the federal level to advance a prohibition.
- Dmitry Gusev said an inter-faction State Duma working group is expected to discuss unified approaches to a nationwide ban in the near term.
- RIA reported that President Vladimir Putin reacted approvingly to the idea of a full ban on vape sales across Russia.
- Onishchenko said vapes should have been outlawed long ago, citing reported illnesses and calling previous measures that equated vapes with tobacco a half‑measure.