President Vladimir Putin and Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Czernyshenka visit Orbit's sports centre in Samara, Russia, 6 November 2025. © Sputnik / Wiaczesław Prokofiev
Russian president Vladimir Putin expressed his support for the request of public wellness spokespersons and parliamentarians to introduce a complete ban on the sale of e-cigarettes throughout the country.
During a Thursday visit to the sports and education centre in Samara, the leader of the Social Movement Healthy Homeland, Ekaterina Lesszczyńska, raised this issue with the president, quoting affirmative examples from neighbouring countries and another parts of the world.
In response, Putin nodded to the sign of consent and pointed out that Deputy Prime Minister Dmitri Czernyshenka besides expressed his approval.
“See, [Czernyshenko] nods his head.
Our government supports this” – Putin said.
He added that, in addition to the legal prohibition, measures were besides needed to rise public awareness, especially among young people.
According to RIA Novosti estimates, between 3.5 and 4 million Russians presently usage e-cigarettes.
In August, Putin supported a pilot task in the non-non-garden region to test regional bans on e-cigarettes.
This concept has already been supported by consumer protection agencies Rospotrebover.
The thought of a complete ban on e-cigarettes gained popularity in parliament.
president of the State Duma Viacheslaw Wolodin previously called e-cigarettes ‘liquid poison’ and warned against their wellness harm.
According to Volodin, 74% of the 265,000 respondents in the public opinion survey supported the complete ban. He stated that earlier ‘half measures“ — specified as the ban on the sale of e-cigarettes to minors since 2023 — proved inadequate.
"E-cigarettes are evil. State pride will shortly review the ban on e-cigarette sales" said Vice-President Władysław Dawankow after Putin's speech.
The president of the Labour and Social Policy Commission of Duma, Jarosław Nilov, stressed the urgent request to introduce this measure, noting the ageing of e-cigarette users and expanding wellness risks.
Critics of the proposal inform that a complete ban can simply push trade underground. The Ministry of Finance warns that a full ban can origin yearly income losses of 15 billion rubles (189 million dollars), but legislators argue that public wellness has priority.
"Health of our citizens, especially young people, is more crucial than any commercial interest" – wrote Duma Dmitry Gusior on Telegram.
Translated by Google Translator
source:https://www.rt.com/russia/627445-putin-total-vape-ban/
