Putin instructed to prepare the Russian budget for the continuation of the war - Russian media
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Russian dictator Vladimir Putin stated that military spending will be a priority of the Russian budget. Since 2022, the war against Ukraine has cost Russian taxpayers $746.6 billion.
Russia's military spending will remain a priority during the preparation of the aggressor country's budget for the next three years. This was stated by Russian dictator Vladimir Putin, UNN reports citing The Moscow Times.
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It is noted that at a meeting with deputies of the State Duma of the VIII convocation, which completed its work on July 27, Putin accused the West of launching a "Russophobic machine," "world records" in sanctions, and said that "no one and never" will be able to "break the people of Russia."
Our political system and government institutions are formed on sovereign principles in full accordance with the constitution of the Russian Federation and are ready to defend the country, capable, together with society, of giving a decisive rebuff to any hostile steps
It is indicated that in the draft state budget for 2026, the Russian government initially allocated 12.9 trillion rubles under the item "national defense." However, in reality, the military budget will exceed the plan by 4-5 trillion rubles.
Actual budget expenditures on the war with Ukraine already reached 5.9 trillion rubles in the first quarter. ... Compared to the same period last year, spending on the army and weapons production increased by 29.9%, compared to January-March 2024 - by 68.7%, compared to 2023 - by 129%, and compared to the first quarter of 2022 - by 4.6 times
The authors add that since 2022, the war against Ukraine has cost Russian taxpayers 53.079 trillion rubles, or $746.6 billion. This amount covers 28 years of current budget expenditures on healthcare, 30 years of expenditures on education, and 100 annual budgets of large regions of the Russian Federation, such as Krasnoyarsk Krai or Sverdlovsk Oblast.
Recall
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov stated that the United States allegedly did not fulfill the agreements on ending the war in Ukraine, which, according to him, were reached during the meeting of Presidents Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump in Anchorage.
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