"Now or Never": Kremlin Takes Drastic Measures to Steal Money to Fund War. People Are Angry - The Russian Dude

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Russia’s new 2026 budget exposes a desperate Kremlin scrambling to fund an endless war by squeezing its own population dry. In “NOW OR NEVER: Kremlin Takes DRASTIC MEASURES to Steal Money to Fund War. People Are ANGRY,” we dive into the explosive truth behind Moscow’s so-called “economic plan.” The government is out of money, out of options, and now openly resorting to predatory taxes, VAT hikes, regressive fees, and aggressive crackdowns on small businesses, freelancers, and ordinary families. From the shocking VAT increase to the brutal “Tax Hunger Games” targeting imported cars and self-employed workers, the regime is robbing citizens to pay for a war that consumes trillions and gives nothing back. We explore how Russia’s collapsing war economy is suffocating under deficits that exceed 4 trillion rubles, how defense spending of 12.6 trillion overshadows every other sector, and why new taxes cannot fill a shrinking economic base.

The video breaks down how Moscow’s financial desperation has turned into a vicious cycle where every ruble collected kills future productivity, destroys small businesses, and accelerates national decline. As Russia’s war machine devours what’s left of the economy, the Kremlin is essentially funding its own collapse, turning the country into a self-cannibalizing system running on borrowed money, borrowed time, and borrowed lives. This is the raw reality the Kremlin doesn’t want anyone to see — a state burning its own future for a war it can’t win, won’t end, and can no longer afford.