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Putin Moves to Militarize Russian Society, ISW Says
Moscow is raising taxes, seizing assets and weighing a $40 billion pension transfer as military spending and deficits keep climbing.
- In June, the Russian Finance Ministry announced support for draft legislation to transfer nearly $40 billion in private pension savings into a state-managed fund to cover war-driven fiscal shortfalls.
- The Finance Ministry canceled three of four bond auctions in June and July due to lack of buyer interest, forcing an indefinite suspension as the Kremlin sought alternative funding sources.
- Prosecutors filed claims to seize assets worth roughly $60 billion between early 2022 and late 2025, while state extraction from firms like Gazprom left little remaining to tap.
- Moscow's orders to shoulder more social expenses left 73 out of 89 regions with budget deficits in 2025, up from 49 in 2024, straining local capacity to fund military bonuses.
- While publicly claiming to protect the social contract, the government has penciled in a 27.9 percent rise in utility rates for 2026-28, shifting war costs onto household balance sheets.
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·Munich, Germany
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·Paris, France
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Total News Sources16
Leaning Left4Leaning Right1Center4Last UpdatedBias Distribution45% Left, 44% Center
Bias Distribution
- 45% of the sources lean Left, 44% of the sources are Center
45% Left
L 45%
C 44%
11%
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