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Russia raises 2027 military spending by 27%

Russia plans to spend 17.1 trillion roubles ($202.58 billion) on defence in 2027, around 27% more than the 13.5 trillion roubles originally budgeted and the highest figure since the ‌start of the war in Ukraine in 2022.

Total defence spending will amount to 50 trillion roubles in the next three years.

https://www.reuters.com/world/russia-raises-2027-military-spending-by-27-budget-documents-show-2026-09-28/

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Top 3 countries by defense budget (2026 → 2027 forecast):

• US: ~$1.0T → $1.5T (?)
• China: $336B → $360B
• Russia: ~$190B → $203B

• Entire EU (national budgets combined): €454B (~$530B) → ~€480B.

• Ukraine: $98B → $110B. MoD says actual war needs are closer to $175B.

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