"We really plan to reduce the cost of defense. Yes, we want to complete a special military operation (Russian-Ukrainian war-focus) with the result we need. And that's what it all calculates with us, not for aggressive plans for Europe and NATO countries. The reasoning that they are going to raise the defense expenditures - well, let it be raised. Separately, Putin stressed that the increase in military spending has led to inflation with which the Russian government continues to "fight".
According to him, the growth rate of Russia's GDP in 2025 will significantly decrease compared to previous years, "when the economy has increased by more than four percent. " According to the Russian ruler, the current expenses of the Russian Federation for defense articles make up 13 trillions of 500 billion rubles ($ 150 billion) with a total GDP in 223 trillions of rubles ($ 2 trillions 500 billion) or 6. 3% of the gross domestic product.
Recently, the head of Rosenc -bank Elvira Nabiullin has recently stated tangible problems in the economy, emphasizing the exhausted resources that supported the growth in combat and sanctions. In particular, according to her, there are currently two-thirds of the liquid assets of the Russian National Welfare Fund, which is the Kremlin's financial donor in the Russian-Ukrainian war, has already been spent.
Commenting on focus Putin's statement about the intention to reduce defensive expenditures next year, the expert of the National Institute for Strategic Studies Ivan also noted the following: "In this context, a public dispute between Blogger Michael Naki and the former Deputy Minister of Energy of Russia Belov. Reduction of money expenditures on military needs will eventually lead to a significant increase in these expenses. The recent economic forum in St.
Petersburg has been dissatisfied with the expenses in favor of the expert. " In general, many spheres are experiencing an acute funding deficit About the probable geopolitical subtext of Putin's statement about the reduction of defense expenses of the Russian Federation, the expert stated: “Obviously, the Kremlin wants to show that, they say, he has no plans for a probable attack on Europe, for which a key motivational factor in the help of Ukraine.
This is the essence of his games on the reduction of defensive expenditures on the foreign policy perimeter. For three years of war in the Russian Federation, it is unlikely that Russian oligarchs, in the case of economic prospects, are beating in the words that are forced to say that defense expenditures will be reduced.
In a conversation with focus, it is obvious that the Russian Federation will not continue the hot phase of the war for significant losses in economic indicators, which are caused, among other things, by significant sanctions imposed against it. It can no longer compensate for the Kremlin, the leader of the Kremlin. some compromise, but he does not know how to stop in existing realities.
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