PUTIN SAYS: “NOTHING CRITICAL.” HIS OWN ECONOMISTS ARE WARNING ABOUT 1917 AND 1991. At the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok, Putin tried to calm the room. Russia’s budget deficit? “Nothing critical.” But the numbers are getting harder to hide. Jan–July 2026 federal deficit: https://t.co/68Askd5xFx #Putin #Russia #Economy #RU
