{"id":132215,"date":"2024-12-01T19:15:52","date_gmt":"2024-12-01T12:15:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=132215"},"modified":"2024-12-01T19:15:52","modified_gmt":"2024-12-01T12:15:52","slug":"russia-ukraine-war-putin-signs-off-record-defense-spending","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=132215","title":{"rendered":"Russia-Ukraine war: Putin signs off record defense spending"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>KYIV, Ukraine (AP) \u2014 Russian President <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/vladimir-putin\">Vladimir Putin<\/a><\/span> approved budget plans, raising 2025 military spending to record levels as Moscow seeks to prevail in <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/ukraine\">the war in Ukraine<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>Around 32.5% of the budget posted on a government website Sunday has been allocated for national defense, amounting to 13.5 trillion <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/russia-ruble-economy-putin-oil-bbaf01658af449b9848e347785704b19\">rubles<\/a><\/span> (over $145 billion), up from a reported 28.3% this year.<\/p>\n<p>Lawmakers in both houses of the Russian parliament, the State Duma and Federation Council, had already approved the plans in the past 10 days.<\/p>\n<p>Russia\u2019s full-scale invasion of Ukraine since February 2022 is Europe\u2019s biggest conflict since World War II and has drained the resources of both sides. Kyiv has been getting billions of dollars in help from its Western allies, but Russia\u2019s forces are bigger and better equipped, and in recent months the Russian army has gradually been pushing Ukrainian troops backward in eastern areas.<\/p>\n<p>New European Council President Antonio Costa and EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas arrived in Kyiv on Sunday, marking their first day in office with a strong message of support for Ukraine. Their visit comes as doubts are deepening over <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/election-ukraine-war-russia-harris-trump-b709d17bf1e81531853bd85fb8414ece\">what Kyiv can expect<\/a><\/span> from a new U.S. administration led by Donald Trump. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cFrom day one of the war, the EU has stood by the side of Ukraine,\u201d Costa posted on X, together with a photo of himself, Kallas and EU enlargement chief Marta Kos. \u201cFrom day one of our mandate, we are reaffirming our unwavering support to the Ukrainian people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On the ground in Ukraine, three people died in the southern city of Kherson when a Russian drone struck a minibus on Sunday morning, regional Gov. Oleksandr Prokudin said. 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