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24.09.2026
🚨Putin says Russia voted for the war, framing the results of the so-called elections as public support for the war.
Commenting on the State Duma "election" results for the first time, Vladimir Putin said the 59.3% turnout showed Russians support the country’s armed forces and the government’s course.
Addressing Russian soldiers directly, he said: “This vote is for you. People believe in you, believe in our victory.”
24.09.2026
🚨Russia's Finance Ministry unveiled a new three-year budget built around higher taxes, persistent deficits and continued military spending. Just four days after the "elections" ended.
The 2027–2029 plan projects deficits of around 2% of GDP every year, while tax hikes on investment income, property sales and bank deposits could affect 4 million people. Defense and security are explicitly designated a “strategic priority.” The 2026 deficit is already approaching 3% – nearly twice the original target.
The Kremlin is putting its economy on a longer-term war footing, asking households and businesses to absorb more of the cost while planning for sustained military spending through at least 2029.
23.09.2026
🚨Official results of "elections" give United Russia 57.83% of the party-list vote and 355 of 450 State Duma seats, its largest parliamentary majority ever.
The gap between independent polling and the official result is enormous. A week before voting, ExtremeScan found United Russia at 35.6% among decided voters in a ballot without Yabloko. The official result: 57.83%. The election took place after the exclusion of the only registered anti-war party, extensive restrictions on opposition candidates and administrative mobilisation of voters. The result gives the Kremlin another constitutional majority.