EconomyPutin reportedly asked Russian business leaders to help fund the war

Russian authorities expect businesses to make 471.4 billion rubles in “voluntary” contributions to the national budget in 2026, according to a draft budget note reviewed by The Bell. Companies had already paid 384 billion rubles by mid-August. Earlier reporting said Putin proposed that business leaders voluntarily finance the war; the Kremlin denied that report but said he supported voluntary budget contributions. The total would be a record, compared with 251.3 billion rubles collected in 2025.

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