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Russia to Boost Defense Budget

Russia proposes record defense spending as it pursues victory in Ukraine

Russia’s forces are bigger and better-equipped than Ukraine’s. In recent months the Russian army has gradually been pushing Ukrainian troops backward in eastern areas. Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky visited the United States last week in ...

Newsweek · 18h

Russia Responds to 'Korean Scenario' for End of Ukraine War

Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić has drawn a comparison between the conflict in Ukraine and the Korean War, which ended with an armistice but no peace treaty.

The New York Times · 10h

Russia to Boost Defense Budget as Ukraine War Drags On

The Kremlin plans a 25 percent increase to more than $145 billion in 2025, a year in which it had intended to cut military spending.

Russia, Ukraine

Associated Press · 20h

Russia targets 11 Ukrainian regions as it steps up its drone attacks

The Ukrainian air force says Russia fired missiles and drones at 11 regions of Ukraine. It was the 33rd consecutive night of aerial attacks behind the front line and set a new monthly record of drone barrages.

San Francisco Examiner · 20h

Ukraine says struck Russian ammo depot with drones

Ukraine on Sunday said it sent more than 100 drones deep inside Russia to hit a major weapons depot, as it stepped up attacks further inside Russian territory.

National Interest on MSN · 1d

Russia Is Freaked: Ukraine's Drone Strikes Destroy 30,000 Tons of Ammo

Ukrainian suicide drones have destroyed multiple Russian ammunition depots, including a massive strike on September 18 that obliterated 30,000 tons of ammo and caused an earthquake in Russia’s Toropets region.

Russia, military spending

Reuters on MSN · 15h

Russia hikes 2025 defence spending by 25% to a new post-Soviet high

Russia is hiking state spending on national defence by a quarter in 2025 to 6.3% of gross domestic product (GDP), the highest levels since the Cold War, according to draft budget documents published on Monday.

YAHOO!News · 14h

Russia cements its ‘war economy’ status with military spending hikes

Draft documents suggest Russia will increase defense spending to $145 billion as it embarks on a recruitment push.

Voice of America · 6h

Russia boosts 2025 military spending to record level

Russia will increase its military spending by almost 30% next year, according to a draft budget published Monday. The 2025 budget will take Russia’s military spending up to $145 billion, about $32 billion more than was budgeted for this year’s campaign and more military dollars than Russia has spent since the Soviet Union era.

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Biden should allow Storm Shadows to be fired into Russia, says US agency

Joe Biden is under pressure from an influential government agency to allow Ukraine to fire Storm Shadow missiles into Russia.

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Russia's factory activity contracts for first time in over two years, PMI shows

Activity in Russia's manufacturing sector contracted for the first time in more than two years in September, a business ...

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Russia Seeks Deal With Georgia Over Disputed Region

Russia is open to talks over the reconciliation of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, says Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.

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Putin Orders Conscription of 133,000 Servicemen in Russia's Autumn Draft

(Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the conscription of 133,000 new servicemen in Russia's autumn draft that ...

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Russia says OPEC+ ceding oil market share for long-term stability

OPEC+ is strategically reducing oil supply and ceding market share with a long-term view so that the producing countries ...

14h

Ukraine-Russia latest: Five things you need to know today

Russian forces have now surrounded the Ukrainian frontline “fortress” of Vuheldar in Ukraine’s eastern Donbas region, which ...

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