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The National Wealth Fund was established as a financial buffer for Russia. Over the years, it accumulated wealth from the development of resources and revenues, ostensibly to support the Russian populace during economic downturns. This narrative has been crafted to give the impression that citizens are impoverished due to the state's prioritization of long-term security through savings. However, as tensions escalated with Ukraine and the West, it became clear that this fund also served as a critical financing mechanism for Putin's military initiatives.