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Russia plans to boost defence spending by a quarter for 2025
Russia will boost its defence budget by nearly 30% next year, surpassing welfare and education spending, a draft budget showed on Monday. The 2025 defence budget is set at 13.5 trillion rubles ($145 billion), up from 10.4 trillion in 2024. Military expenditure has reached Soviet-era levels, as Moscow sustains its Ukraine offensive.
Russia will boost its defence budget by nearly 30% next year, surpassing welfare and education spending, a draft budget showed on Monday. The 2025 defence budget is set at 13.5 trillion rubles ($145 billion), up from 10.4 trillion in 2024. Military expenditure has reached Soviet-era levels, as Moscow sustains its Ukraine offensive.
