With Vladimir Putin’s “special military operation” in Ukraine straining the state budget, Russia’s government is redirecting money from welfare to warfare https://www.economist.com/europe/2026/04/20/as-russia-looks-to-slash-budgets-a-village-fights-to-survive?taid=69e7b1cb85041c000182d985&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=voante
