Falling Oil Revenues, Soaring War Costs Squeeze Russia’s Finances
The government’s budget plunged into a deeper deficit in February, heaping pressure on the Kremlin to square the ballooning costs of its war in Ukraine with lower prices for its oil. 
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### Response: The government’s budget plunged into a deeper deficit in February, heaping pressure on the Kremlin to square the ballooning costs of its war in Ukraine with lower prices for its oil. 