Russian President Vladimir Putin has urged oligarchs to donate money to the defence budget so it can feed the war machine in Ukraine amid strained finances.
According to a report by the Financial Times, the Russian president made the comments to a large group of businessmen on Thursday, showing that he does not intend to end the war in Ukraine.
Despite considerable financial instability, Putin said that Russia would continue to fight until it captures the remaining areas of Ukraine’s eastern Donbas region that are not under its control.
