Jamestown Foundation Posts Commentary: Military Spending Now Half of Russia's Budget
March 17, 2026
March 17, 2026
WASHINGTON, March 17 -- The Jamestown Foundation posted the following commentary on March 16, 2026, by John C. K. Daly, non-resident fellow at the Central Asia-Caucasus Institute in Washington, in its Eurasia Daily Monitor:
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Military Spending Now Half of Russia's Budget
Executive Summary:
* Germany's Federal Intelligence Service reported on February 4 that Russia's 2025 military spending was 66 percent higher than the Kremli . . .
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Military Spending Now Half of Russia's Budget
Executive Summary:
* Germany's Federal Intelligence Service reported on February 4 that Russia's 2025 military spending was 66 percent higher than the Kremli . . .