Russia funnels nearly half its budget into defence, cutting social spending
- Russia's parliament will vote later this month on a budget that allocates a record 44% of federal spending to defence and security — double the share for social programmes — as the Kremlin presses ahead with a fifth year of all-out war in Ukraine.
- The State Duma, Russia's lower house of parliament, is due to begin examining the 2027–2029 draft on 22 October.
- President Vladimir Putin's United Russia party won an absolute constitutional majority in September's parliamentary elections, making major amendments unlikely before it passes.
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- Russia's parliament will vote later this month on a budget that allocates a record 44% of federal spending to defence and security — double the share for social programmes — as the Kremlin presses ahead with a fifth year of all-out war in Ukraine.
- The State Duma, Russia's lower house of parliament, is due to begin examining the 2027–2029 draft on 22 October.
- President Vladimir Putin's United Russia party won an absolute constitutional majority in September's parliamentary elections, making major amendments unlikely before it passes.
Sources: Euronews