Russia’s Main Budget Goal Is Battlefield Victory, Finance Chief Says
Russian servicemen participate in a military parade in Moscow in May.
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Russia’s budget, under which the nation will spend more on its military than social policies next year, is oriented toward one main goal — victory in the war on Ukraine, according to the country’s finance minister.
“Yes, it’s a large amount in the budget expenditures, but we need this money to achieve the most important task today — the task of ensuring victory,” Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said Tuesday at a budget hearing before the upper house of Russia’s parliament.