Putin Is Dragging Russia Into Years of War With Its Biggest Mobilization Since 2022

More meat for the Ukrainian drone wall.

At the same time, Putin Urges Businesses to Back Russian Innovation as State Funding Shrinks.

Moscow universities face higher competition for tuition-free university spots as paid seats are being eliminated while military quotas expand.

And Russia’s healthcare crumbles amid Putin’s war with Ukraine, one of the biggest consequences being a massive exodus of skilled specialists from the medical profession, as the number of doctors has declined from 800 000 to less than 600 000 from 2014 to 2026.

Russia spends more on military and disinformation campaigns than it spends for education, science, healthcare.

Probably not.