Giant budget deficit and anti-gay legal case show fallout of Russia's war

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

53% : According to RBC, military spending is expected to jump in 2023, by nearly 5 trillion rubles, or $71 billion, as Moscow tries to counter the weapons being donated to Ukraine by the United States and Kyiv's other Western supporters.
47% :Russian spending on security and law enforcement is expected to soar by nearly the same amount, RBC reported, possibly signaling the Kremlin's concern that the war could stir popular unrest.
36% : The Kremlin, running short on materiel, has been purchasing drones from Iran, and was forced to impose a partial mobilization to make up for steep casualties on the battlefield.

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