Paul Goble
Staunton, Nov. 22 – As a result of budgetary stringency, the government of the Sakha Republic has had to suspend payments of money promised to those going to fight in Ukraine, although it says that it is trying to find the money in its budget to fulfill its earlier promises in this regard.
On the one hand, Yakutsk says that the problem arose because more people volunteered than it expected (14.ru/text/ecology/2025/11/21/76132650/ and novayagazeta.eu/articles/2025/11/22/v-iakutii-priostanovili-vyplaty-uchastnikam-svo-iz-za-nekhvatki-deneg-news).
But on the other, the Sakha government is clearly trying to maintain funding for local needs as much as possible even if it has to cut back on money given to those who are going to fight in Ukraine at a time when republic government budgets are in the red and a reflection of regional priorities.
Two and three years ago, the regions and republics were competing with each other to offer supplements to those who agreed to fight; but now Sakha has become a leader among those cutting back and even ending such payments, yet another sign that the worsening economy and waning support for Putin’s war is having real-world consequences.
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