Russian regions slash money for recruits - Eastern Express - TVP WORLD

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Russia’s federal subjects are cutting the bonuses offered to new military recruits, signalling a growing financial squeeze inside the country. These reductions are not a political protest but a fiscal collapse triggered by the Kremlin’s unfunded mobilization strategy. As regional budgets crack under pressure, the center-periphery tension inside Russia is rising again. Moscow must now choose between funding the war or escalating coercion. This Eastern Express episode explains why these financial cutbacks matter more than most battlefield news.