Putin needs more money to fund his war. Similar to the Soviet Union, Russia is going broke.
Russia Weighs Post-Election Tax Hikes to Fund War in Ukraine
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/arti...x-hikes-to-fund-war-in-ukraine-after-election
Pretty much an apt summary...
Desperate Putin plotting to 'bleed Russia dry' with brutal tax rise to fund war
Russians may soon be paying through the nose to fund Putin's war in Ukraine.
https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1876365/putin-tax-reform-war