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> Russian Fiscal Deficit Cascade Feeds Home-Front Repression

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Refinery strikes and tightening oil sanctions are blowing out Russia's federal budget, and the resulting fiscal strain is being channeled into legal repression and electoral control ahead of the Duma vote.

// Cascade Logic

Refinery strikes + sanctions → collapsing oil/fuel revenue → >10 trillion ruble deficit → fiscal strain converted to legal repression → opposition candidates disqualified.