Russian lawmakers vote for 30% surge in defence spending
The Morning Standard|October 25, 2024
RUSSIAN lawmakers voted for a budget on Thursday that will see defence spending surge by almost 30% next year, as the Kremlin diverts huge resources to its Ukraine offensive.

Moscow had already ramped up military spending to levels not seen since the Soviet Union era, pumping out missiles and drones to fire on Ukraine and paying lucrative salaries to its hundreds of thousands of frontline soldiers.

Lawmakers in the lower house State Duma voted overwhelmingly to approve the first reading of the draft budget, with only one vote against.

The bill will go through a second reading on November 14.

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