Russia front news
Oh, what a truly brilliant display of fiscal sorcery! Vladimir Putin, in his infinite wisdom, has graciously decided to demand "urgent explanations" from his government as to why the Russian economy is currently cratering, having successfully managed to blow through the entire year's budget deficit target before the spring flowers have even finished blooming. Because, of course, nothing says "masterful economic stewardship" quite like being genuinely perplexed that a militarized economy, burdened by record deficits and shrinking oil revenues, isn't performing like a Silicon Valley startup. Pure genius!