Some nations across the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) region are further tightening restrictions on vaping products, aligning with a broader trend across the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), which took significant steps to regulate alternative nicotine products in 2025.
Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 15th January 2026 || News analysis | Flavours | Heated tobacco | Modern oral | Politics & policy | Regulation and legislation | Asia Azerbaijan Belarus Europe Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Moldova Russia Tajikistan Ukraine Uzbekistan
Antonia Di Lorenzo
Newsdesk editor/EU lead reporter
Antonia is a member of the editorial team and holds a masters degree in Law from the University of Naples Federico II, Italy. She moved in 2013 to London, where she completed a postgraduate course at the London School of Journalism. In the UK, she worked as a news reporter for a financial newswire and a magazine before moving to Barcelona in 2019.
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