Even under the heavy and growing burden of unprecedented sanctions, Russia will be able to finance the war in Ukraine for at least another year.. According to The Washington Post, this is stated in a declassified US intelligence report as a result of a leak of documents..

U.S. intelligence analysts say Russian economic elites have been hurt by sanctions and may not agree with the Kremlin’s course on Ukraine, but they are unlikely to back down from Russian President Vladimir Putin..

In return, Moscow is relying on higher corporate taxes, its sovereign wealth fund, increased imports and business agility to help alleviate economic pressures, the top-secret part of the document says..

The paper does not address the impact of recent sanctions or the long-term impact of European oil price caps..

Even if, in theory, Russia could fund the war for one more year, the released data does not analyze other factors that could affect Russia's ability to fight, such as ammunition spending and the need to recruit or draft new soldiers..

At the same time, US intelligence discovered that Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov drafted a letter to Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin in early March to seek support for contingency plans to avoid a "

According to another document, US intelligence found that Russian Federal Security Service officials were concerned about the lack of foreign currency held in Russian banks.. The officials also warned that the United States could impose additional sanctions on Chinese companies still doing business with Russia and called for such transactions to be kept under wraps..

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Documents are part of those published in Discord chat.

Massachusetts Air National Guard technician Jack Teixeira, who is charged with receiving and handing over classified documents, is suspected in the downpour.. He could face 15 years in prison.

Since the invasion of Ukraine began last year, the United States and its allies have imposed a string of sanctions on Kremlin-linked individuals and companies aimed at putting pressure on the Russian economy and elites..

At the same time, the Washington-based Center for Strategic and International Studies released a report this month that found Russia still has "