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Russia to Spend $1.1 Trillion Preparing for 'Upcoming Large-Scale War,' Ukraine's Intel Chief Says
DMITROVSKY DISTRICT, MOSCOW OBLAST, JUL 22 – Kyrylo Budanov says Russia aims to reshape global power through a $1.1 trillion military buildup by 2036, including new districts and hybrid warfare operations, with defense spending up 42% in 2024.
- On July 22, Ukraine's military intelligence chief Kyrylo Budanov said Russia plans to spend about $1.1 trillion on rearmament by 2036, the largest since the Soviet Union's collapse.
- During the annual meeting of Ukrainian ambassadors, Kyrylo Budanov said there is 'a total mobilization of the politics, economy and society of the Russian Federation' for a future large-scale war.
- In 2024, the International Institute for Strategic Studies reported Russia's military budget surged 42% to $462 billion, and German intelligence chief Bruno Kahl said Moscow could attack NATO by 2030.
- On April 30, Dmitry Peskov said Russia is prepared to scale up its war effort to World War II levels, claiming `millions` of civilians are supporting the military.
- Ukrainian Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi estimated, with a broader mobilization potential of 20 million, that Russia could call up to 5 million trained reservists.
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Russia will spend $1.1 trillion (1.100 billion) to prepare for "the next enlargement war", says the head of information services in Ukraine.
A total mobilization . With an investment of over a thousand billion dollars Russia ready to launch a race to re-arm in anticipation of a war on vast...
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