Russia increases the costs of defense and secret articles: what the Kremlin hides from the people - isw

The hostile officials want to put additional 3 trillion rubles in the budget. Analysts have noticed that the Russian attention of the Russians, meanwhile, trying to direct them. The Kremlin plans to increase defense costs, but Russian officials avoid discussions. The situation was analyzed at the American Institute of War (ISW) on September 29. On September 29, the Cabinet of Ministers approved the Federal Budget Project for 2025-2027. By October 1, it should be brought to the State Duma.

The project stipulates that next year the revenues of aggressor country will increase by almost 12%, and the share of not oil and gas income will increase to 73%. Earlier in the media reported that Moscow plans to spend on defense in 2025 13. 2 trillion rubles - the amount increased from the previous 10. 4 trillion rubles. Russia plans to spend about 40% of the budget for defense and internal security - it is more than education, health care, social policy and economics combined.

In addition, the Kremlin will increase the cost of secret articles - from 11. 1 to 12. 9 trillion rubles. The head of the government Mikhail Mishustin, however, emphasized "social obligations" and financing of medicine, pension, national projects. Finance Minister Anton Siluanov acknowledged that "significant resources" would go to the so -called "their", that is, a war in Ukraine.

However, he stressed that within six years of the Russian Federation will spend 40 trillion rubles on 19 national projects. This is twice as much as it has been allocated in the previous five years. The official also noted that Russia plans to spend 180 billion rubles for the modernization of communal infrastructure and a privileged mortgage program.

"Kremlin officials are likely to be afraid of war among the Russian population and try to preserve the public support of the war, emphasizing the Kremlin's attention to social projects," analysts added. We will remind, economists said that the war in Ukraine holds the Russian economy "afloat". Experts have explained why weapons and not only are the Kremlin right now. Institute for Science and International Securit reported that the Russian Federation has expanded the production of UAV type Shahd.