Russia poured 46% of its budget into the military in early 2026 even as revenue fell — ISW
Moscow promised to cut war spending in 2026. It raised it 30% instead, according to an expert's assessment.
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Russia tells its regions to raise taxes on residents and businesses to plug a record budget hole
The combined regional gap grew fivefold from 2024 and almost eightfold from 2023, with the tax service now pressing governors to find more revenue.
Freezing the war along today’s lines is “the quickest way” to peace, Ukraine’s leader told Sky News
Zelenskyy insisted it is no concession, but a way to save children and bring soldiers home, paired with monitoring missions and allied guarantees.
WSJ: Putin’s sanctioned inner circle keeps buying Western business jets through a web of middlemen
A WSJ investigation traces Bombardier and Gulfstream business jets from European dealers through Dubai and Bermuda into Kremlin hands.
Russia wants joint economic projects with US — but only if Washington stops linking them to peace in Ukraine
Russia is offering Trump a deal that makes peace unnecessary.
Kremlin terms unchanged: Moscow repeats Putin’s 2024 demand for four Ukraine’s oblasts as peace push stalls
That is a demand for capitulation, not for peace.
Germany views Putin’s Schröder ceasefire proposal part of Russia’s hybrid strategy aimed at dividing West. It could consider him on one condition
Berlin's initial response was unambiguous, as German officials dismissed the proposal.
Talks continue on Trump-brokered prisoner exchange with Russia after Putin claimed that Kyiv was not ready for swap
Russia announced a ceasefire for 8–9 May — its own parade dates. Ukraine proposed starting earlier, on the night of 6 May. Russia violated it.
Trump claims ongoing “good conversations” with Putin and Zelenskyy, won’t say when
In a Fox News interview, the US president groundlessly reiterated that the personal animosity between the two leaders is the obstacle to peace.
1.5 million more Russian soldiers would have to die to take rest of Donetsk Oblast — Ukraine’s UN ambassador
At 254 Russians killed per square kilometer, Russia needs 183 Years.
Armenia could quit Russia’s NATO-equivalent alliance and economic union if Moscow uses gas as leverage, parliament speaker says
Simonyan said on 4 April that a gas price hike would prompt Armenia to exit both the Russia-led CSTO military bloc and the Eurasian Economic Union.
Dutch opposition slams government: Financial aid to Ukraine nearly halved and far-right say “it’s not our war”
MPs demand answers—€2 billion in approved aid still delayed, reasons unclear.
Peace theater in Geneva: Putin’s top negotiator once again lectures Ukrainians on “history” during talks in Switzerland – source
Analysts say Medinsky’s role is not to negotiate but to provoke walkouts, allowing Moscow to later blame Ukraine and partners for a “failed” process.
Ukraine in exchange for money: US-Russia deal revenues could reach only $340 billion, far short of claimed $12 trillion
Even with sanctions lifted, assessments show Russian income streams would be unstable and insufficient to meet Kremlin claims.
“Putin does not live like ordinary people”: Russian ruler consults more with Tsar Peter and Empress Catherine than with any living person — Zelenskyy at Munich
Zelenskyy: Putin "may see himself as a tsar, but in reality he is a slave to war.
Honeytrap empire: Epstein files reveal deep ties to Belarusian and Russian individuals, including an FSB-trained business advisor
3 million pages document FSB contacts, sanctioned bank transfers, and channels to the Kremlin
It’s not about security or China. Trump just wants to copy Putin with Greenland claims, says Kremlin
US President Donald Trump's claims on Greenland are not related to security threats from China or Russia, says…
“They can’t believe their luck”: What Trump’s Greenland move means for Ukraine
Moscow says Crimea is Russia's Greenland now. That's the first of six Putin wins-and maybe one for Kyiv.
“Entire war based on lies”: Even Trump realized he was deceived, says expert
Putin can't allow successful Ukraine. It threatens his corrupt authoritarian rule.
Putin calls Russia’s Paralympic flag restoration “our common great victory” amid war against Ukraine
Russia's war killed 644 Ukrainian athletes. Its reward is Paralympic flag restored.