Putin approved Russia’s unprecedented military budget

According to RCO News Agency, Russian President Vladimir Putin has approved the country’s budget plan, in which military expenditures for 2025 have increased unprecedentedly due to Moscow’s efforts to win the war in Ukraine.

The Associated Press reported by publishing this article: About 32.5% of the budget published today (Sunday) on the website of the Russian government was allocated to the defense sector, which is equal to 13.5 trillion rubles (99.5 billion pounds) and more It is from 28.3 percent that was allocated to its defense capabilities from the Russian budget earlier this year.

Russia’s attack on Ukraine in February 2022 was the biggest military conflict in Europe since World War II and caused a sharp decrease in the financial resources of both sides. Kiev has received billions of dollars in military aid from its Western allies, but Russian forces are outnumbered and better equipped, and in recent months, the Russian military has been gradually pushing back Ukrainian forces in eastern Maidan.

Antonio Costa, the new president of the European Council, and Kaya Callas, the new head of the European Union’s External Action Service, traveled to Kyiv today, and their first day of service was accompanied by a message of support for Ukraine. Their trip has been made in the midst of growing doubts about the support of the new American administration headed by the President-elect Donald Trump.

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