Draft plans from the Russian government show that defense spending will account for almost one-third of Moscow’s total budget expenditure in 2024. Spending under the “national defense” section of Russia’s budget will total 10.78 trillion roubles ($109bn) next year, or 29.4 percent of total planned expenditure of 36.66 trillion roubles, according to the finance ministry’s budget documents.

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