There are options to buy gas without ethanol in my country. It’s expensive, but everyone owning some old school vehicle buys these exactly for long pauses without actually driving the car.

Nice, this looks like a winner! How does it play?

According to user name I’d say because he’s Russian? I can’t speak for everyone, but people I know have nothing against ordinary Russians. It’s those in charge (i.e. Putin and his boys) that took the Russian nation hostage that everyone hates.