UPDATE 1-Putin says Russia's economy can cope with higher defence spending on war

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

43% : Higher prices for oil, the lifeblood of Russia's economy, have helped Moscow to narrow Russia's budget deficit in recent months after Western price caps and an embargo on seaborne oil exports squeezed energy revenues.

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