The Russian economy is slowly regressing - Budanov
Kyiv • UNN
The head of the GRU said that the Russian economy will reach a dangerous point in 2025. Russia plans to spend 41% of its budget on the war and is capable of continuing hostilities at the current level.
Russia's economy is slowly regressing. In 2025, the Russian economy and financial sector will be approaching a dangerous point, but this is not the destruction of Russia. This was stated by the head of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense, Kirill Budanov, during a telethon, UNN reports.
The economy is slowly regressing. Everyone sees it falling, but as I said earlier, in 2025, we will definitely see the Russian economy and financial sector approaching a dangerous point. But this is not the destruction of Russia, this must be clearly understood. This is the line after which it will need to make serious systemic decisions at the state level. Until then, it will be difficult for them, but they will hold on
Budanov noted that the Russians can switch to a full-scale war, but whether they want to is a big question. In general, Budanov noted that Russia is also capable of continuing the war to the extent that it is currently fighting.
“Unfortunately, it is capable. In the volumes that are available now, it is capable.
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The Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine reported that the Russian State Duma had approved the federal budget for 2025-2027 in the third (final) reading.
Record expenditures on items related to the Russian-Ukrainian war amounted to 41% of all expenditures.
In particular, for the item “national defense” - 133.6 billion dollars. This is +25% compared to the previous year with further growth in 2026 and 2027; for “national security and law enforcement” - $3.18 billion. This is a +3% increase compared to the previous year.
