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Lavrov Predicts NATO's Downfall Amid Defence Budget Tensions
- On Monday, Sergei Lavrov, Russia’s foreign minister, stated that Moscow intends to lower its defence budget amidst the ongoing conflict with Ukraine.
- This announcement follows Russia's 2025 defence budget increase to 6.3% of GDP, the highest since the Cold War, while NATO leaders endorsed major spending hikes on Wednesday.
- Lavrov suggested that NATO members' increased military budgets could lead to the alliance's collapse as defence tensions escalate between Russia and the West.
- In 2025, nearly one-third of Russia’s federal budget is allocated to defence, though President Vladimir Putin announced on Friday that the country plans to reduce its military spending starting next year.
- The contrast between Moscow’s planned cuts and NATO’s spending increase underscores rising geopolitical tensions and uncertainties about future alliance stability.
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Lavrov Predicts NATO's Downfall Amid Defence Budget Tensions
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov predicts that NATO's increased defence spending could lead to its collapse. This assertion comes as NATO members, under U.S. President Donald Trump's urging, decide to boost military budgets. Meanwhile, Russia plans to reduce its defence expenditure, having already increased it substantially by 2025.
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Russia, asked about defence spending, says it is NATO spending that risks collapse of alliance
MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Monday that Moscow planned to cut its defence spending, but that he thought a decision by NATO members to increase their own defence spending could ultimately lead to the alliance's collapse.
·Colorado Springs, United States
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