According to reports, Chechnya intends to ban the sales of energy drinks to people under the age of 18, expressing that it is ‘un-Islamic and dangerous’.

Also, the ban would be the most recent prohibition from the authorities in Chechnya, where shops are just permitted to sell alcohol during a small time frame in the morning, as restaurants and cafes are closed during the Ramadan fasting month and women are required to put on headscarves in state buildings.

The Deputy Minister of Health, Rukman Bartiyev, stated: “The energy drinks are similar to beer and they are harmful to health”.

However, the proposed ban is reported to be supported and praised by the conservative sectors of society, though ordinary Chechens, who are getting more frustrated with the laws that only apply to Chechnya and sometimes contradict the Russian constitution, are not pleased with it.

Moreover, one of the Grozny residents is reported to have expressed: “There are just too many restrictions lately, and we are building a small Islamic state in Russia".