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DMITROVSKY DISTRICT, MOSCOW OBLAST, JUL 22 – Kyrylo Budanov said Russia aims to spend $1.1 trillion by 2036 on its largest military buildup since the USSR, preparing for a possible large-scale war and global power shift.
- On July 22, 2025, Kyrylo Budanov announced Russia's $1.1 trillion rearmament plan, marking the largest weapons program since the collapse of the Soviet Union.
- At the annual meeting of Ukrainian ambassadors, titled `Intelligence, Security, Diplomacy: A Common Strategy for Victory`, Kyrylo Budanov described a total mobilization of politics, economy and society of the Russian Federation, highlighting preparations for a future large-scale war.
- In 2024, Russia's military budget surged 42% to $462 billion, according to the International Institute for Strategic Studies, and plans include the formation of additional divisions and military units.
- Europe's security chiefs caution that Russia's military buildup, including capabilities to attack NATO by 2030, poses a significant threat, German intelligence chief Bruno Kahl said.
- Looking ahead, Russia could launch a military operation against a NATO member within five years, while Moscow is expanding its presence in Africa through proxy forces, Kyrylo Budanov said.
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Russia will spend $1.1 trillion (1.100 billion) to prepare for "the next enlargement war", says the head of information services in Ukraine.
A total mobilization . With an investment of over a thousand billion dollars Russia ready to launch a race to re-arm in anticipation of a war on vast...
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einnews.comRussia to spend $1.1 trillion preparing for 'upcoming large-scale war,' Ukraine's intel chief says
Moscow has launched its most ambitious weapons program since the collapse of the Soviet Union, Ukraine's military intelligence chief Kyrylo Budanov said.
Russia plans to spend about $1.1 trillion on rearmament by 2036 – Budanov
Head of the Main Intelligence Agency of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine (GUR) Kyrylo Budanov announced plans for the Russian Federation to spend about $1.1 trillion on rearmament by 2036, which should become the largest weapons program since the collapse of the USSR, the department's Telegram channel reported on Tuesday.
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