#putin has asked #oligarchs to donate to #russia’s #budget in a bid to stabilise the country’s finances as he presses on with his #invasion of #Ukraine

https://www.ft.com/content/d10dfb27-f56f-45a0-9423-af5253cbedd5?syn-25a6b1a6=1

@uatribune
Only states can afford wars, I don't care how rich your oligarchs are. Russia spends 1 billion dollars per day on theirs.

@crapaud

Well, the US is not asking its oligarchs, yet.

US Postal Service to introduce 8% fuel surcharge on packages, spurred by oil price spikes due to the Iran war.

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/mar/25/us-postal-service-fuel-surcharge

US Postal Service to introduce 8% fuel surcharge on packages

Surcharge, spurred by oil price spikes due to the Iran war, is set to take effect on 26 April and run until January 2027

The Guardian