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(MOSCOW, RUSSIA) – The Russian dictator Vladimir Putin has begun selling Russia’s physical gold reserves on the open market for the first time in nearly 25 years, a move analysts describe as evidence that the Kremlin is exhausting its financial buffers to sustain an unwinnable war against Ukraine. Confirmed by The Moscow Times on 24 March and corroborated by the World Gold Council, Euromaidan Press, and Ukraine’s Foreign Intelligence Service, the Central Bank of Russia liquidated 300,000 troy ounces of physical gold in January. A further 200,000 troy ounces were sold in February. This represents roughly 14 metric tons of bullion…