Vladimir Putin has asked oligarchs to donate to Russia's budget to stabilise the country's finances as he presses on with the war in Ukraine, according to Russian media. The Russian president held a closed-door meeting with leading businessmen on Thursday, The Bell online outlet reported. Mr Putin discussed military funding and the continuation of the war, the Bell wrote, citing unnamed sources. The war, which has been raging on for five years since Russia 's full-scale invasion in February