Jamestown Foundation Issues Commentary: Putin's Governance via Unfunded Mandates Sparking Protests in Regions
April 15, 2026
April 15, 2026
WASHINGTON, April 15 -- The Jamestown Foundation issued the following commentary on April 14, 2026, by Paul Goble, specialist on ethnic and religious questions in Eurasia, in its Eurasia Daily Monitor:
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Putin's Governance via Unfunded Mandates Sparking Protests in Regions
Executive Summary:
* To pay for his war against Ukraine and to deflect criticism from himself, Russian President Vladimir Putin has imposed a system of unfunded mand . . .
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Putin's Governance via Unfunded Mandates Sparking Protests in Regions
Executive Summary:
* To pay for his war against Ukraine and to deflect criticism from himself, Russian President Vladimir Putin has imposed a system of unfunded mand . . .