Putin, Russia

Putin approves Russia's budget with record spending on national defense
Spending on war and law enforcement agencies exceeds expenditures on education, healthcare, social policy, and the national economy combined.
Russia's Vladimir Putin gives nod to military-focused budget amid Ukraine war
Russia has presented the draft budget as "balanced", with the deficit falling to 0.5 per cent against this year's projected deficit of 1.7 per cent.
Russia's Putin Approves Military Focused 2025-2027 Budget
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin has approved a military focused budget for 2025-2027, a document published on the official legal acts website showed on Sunday.
Ukraine war latest: Putin approves big boost to Russia's military budget
Vladimir Putin has signed off increasing Russia's military spending by 25% - to 32.5% of the total budget - the equivalent of £99.5bn. Meanwhile the new EU Council president Antonio Costa and high representative for foreign affairs Kaja Kallas are visiting Ukraine on their first day.
Putin signs off record Russian defense spending
Russian President Vladimir Putin has approved budget plans, raising 2025 military spending to record levels as Moscow seeks to prevail in the war in Ukraine
Putin Signs off Record Russian Defense Spending as Top EU Officials Visit Kyiv
Russian President Vladimir Putin has approved budget plans, raising 2025 military spending to record levels as Moscow seeks to prevail in the war in Ukraine
Putin approves record Russian defense spending
Russian President Vladimir Putin approved budget plans, raising 2025 military spending to record levels as Moscow seeks to prevail in the war in Ukraine. Around 32.5% of the budget posted on a government website Sunday has been allocated for national defense,
Putin signs off record Russian defence spending
The budget plans raise 2025 military spending to record levels as Moscow seeks to prevail in the war in Ukraine.
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Putin gives more details on Russia's 'Oreshnik' hypersonic missile, saying its destructive elements reach over 7,000 degrees Fahrenheit
The hypersonic ballistic missile was first used by Russia in an attack on Dnipro, eastern Ukraine, in November.
Putin says Russia would use all weapons at its disposal if Ukraine got nuclear weapons
President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Russia would use all weapons at its disposal against Ukraine if Kyiv were to ...
Zelensky’s latest Ukraine-Russia war plan is a ‘major concession’ to Putin, says former UK ambassador
In further remarks to Sky News, the UK’s former representative to Nato, Sir Adam Thomson, said that Mr Zelensky appeared to ...
Putin Promotes Commander Known for Russia's High-Casualty Offensives
Russian President Vladimir Putin has promoted Colonel General Rustam Muradov to the position of deputy general commander of ...
Putin says Russia could hit 'decision-making centres' in Kyiv with new missile
Russia may use its new Oreshnik hypersonic missile to attack "decision-making centres" in Kyiv in response to Ukraine's ...
Putin claims Trump is still ‘not entirely safe’ from assassination attempts after ‘uncivilized’ attacks
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday said he thought President-elect Donald Trump was still “not entirely safe” from ...