Bloomberg: Russia to increase war spending by an additional 4–5 trillion rubles in 2026
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Russia Could Direct Almost Half of the Budget to War. Military Spending Would Increase Dramatically.
The Russian government intends to increase military spending strongly for this year, although the budget deficit is increasing. At the beginning of June, it had reached 6 trillion rubles, already exceeding the level recorded throughout last year.
To cover the costs, the Government intends to reduce the funding of civilian items and use accumulated reserves.
The Russian government intends to drastically increase military spending for this year, despite the growing deficit, which at the beginning of June reached 6 trillion rubles and exceeded the figure recorded throughout last year.
The outcome of the day with Eduard Burmistrov at 1800 msk — Sergei Lavrov commented on the attack on Moscow — he said that Russia would now use regular massive attacks in Ukraine — the Kremlin is preparing to increase spending on war by 40 per cent despite the "hole" in the budget — the Court sentenced Alexandra Mitrchina to three years suspended for money laundering.
The Russian authorities plan to increase military spending in 2026 by between 4 and 5 trillion roubles above the approved budget, which is about 40 per cent more than the original plans, as reported by Bloomberg with reference to anonymous sources. In order to cover additional expenditures, the authorities plan to borrow internally. According to the Agency ' s interlocutors, the authorities plan to attract between 2 and 3 trillion roubles o…
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