Russia is set to hike defense spending by almost 70 percent in 2024, a finance ministry document published Thursday showed, as Moscow pours resources into its full-scale offensive in Ukraine.
Since the conflict began last year, Russia has ramped up arms manufacturing and pumped massive funds into its military machine, despite persistently high inflation and a weaker ruble.
The document said defence spending was set to jump by over 68 percent year-on-year to almost $111.15 billion, totalling around 6 percent of GDP — more than spending allocated for social policy.
Kazakhstan is ready to increase oil supplies to Germany, Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said on Thursday after talks with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Berlin.
all part of the process, of an empire falling apart. Probably happened when Rome started failing. Russia is going to lose the Ukr war by a thousand cuts, all those other tribes, countries, counties, that are owed some payback....FAFO.
For what it´s worth, it looks like Slovakia voted pro west, pro Europe and pro Ukraine. Fingers crossed though!
EDIT: Fcukin exit polls. SMER comes on top with a good advance and a c oalition is possible because they can ally themselves with the traditional nationaist instead of the younger neo nazis who are´nt in parliament. Fcukin disaster
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