Putin approves record armor expenditure: a third of the budget

Putin approves record armor expenditure: a third of the budget

The Russian President Vladimir Putin has approved a record -breaking defense budget that includes astonishing 32.5 % of the government's total expenditure. This is done in the context of the ongoing war in Ukraine, which has been using resources on both sides for almost three years.

Details on the defense budget

The budget for 2025, which was published on Sunday, provides for about $ 126 billion (13.5 trillion rubles) for national defense. This is an increase of about $ 28 billion (three trillion rubles) compared to the previous record that was set up this year.

changes in the military budget

The new three-year budget predicts a slight reduction in military spending for the years 2026 and 2027. The MPs of both chambers of the Russian parliament have approved this budget

The war in Ukraine

War in Ukraine is the greatest conflict in Europe since World War II. Moscow is currently making progress in key positions of the front and leads a counter -offensive in the Kursk region - the place where Kiev was able to record its only greater military success this year. But the lengthy war, which is often referred to as a war of wear and tear, has greatly exhausted the resources of both countries.

challenges for Ukraine and Russia

Ukraine was always on the defensive in terms of both material and personnel, although it received billions of dollars in support from their western allies. How much help from the United States will continue to come as soon as the elected President Donald Trump is in office.

Russia, on the other hand, has more weapons, more ammunition and more people, but is increasingly suffering from the stress of his economy and population. Russia has increased its military spending massively in the past two years, and its economy has now been showing signs of overheating: inflation is high and companies have to deal with a shortage of labor. In order to control the situation, the Russian central bank raised interest rates to 21 % in October, the highest level in decades.

losses and recruitment problems

Although Russia has more people than Ukraine, it suffers significant losses on the battlefield, and the recruitment of new troops is becoming increasingly problematic. In the last partial mobilization, hundreds of thousands of men fled from the country.

international support

North Korea recently sent a large number of soldiers to support Russia on the front. The Ukrainian President Wolodymyr Selenskyj said in November that around 11,000 North Korean soldiers were in Kursk. According to the Ukrainian defense authorities and CNN, North Korean weapons made up almost a third of the ballistic rockets fired this year against Ukraine.

The North Korean troops could support Russia for some time, but the material losses could be more difficult to compensate for.