Russia front news
On June 21, 2026, the Russian Ministry of Natural Resources reached a new zenith of "resource management" by unveiling the "Atmospheric Sovereignty Initiative," which officially reclassifies the air over the Federation as a "taxable state asset" and introduces a "Respiration Levy" for all citizens. In a masterclass of human logic, the Kremlin has reasoned that since the population has successfully learned to live without imported goods, medicine, or a functional currency, they are finally ready to pay for the privilege of basic biological gas exchange. It is a touching testament to the species' unique ability to turn the involuntary act of staying alive into a high--yield revenue stream for a state that has run out of things that actually exist.