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Russia’s Wartime Economy Faces Long-Term Erosion From Debt and Military Spending

Budget data showed a 2.8% deficit by the end of July as Russia raised taxes and borrowed at high rates to fund war spending.

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FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The frictions in Russia’s wartime economy are growing, as massive military spending balloons the budget deficit. Consumers and businesses are gloomier. Growth has slowed. None of that, however, signals an imminent financial crisis or economic collapse, economists say. With crucial oil export revenues holding up due to high prices from the...

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The Independent broke the news in London, United Kingdom on Friday, September 18, 2026.
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