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Vladimir Putin said on Friday that Russia plans to reduce defense spending, currently by 6.3% of GDP. The president of Russia also said that he has no aggressive plans for western countries.
Vladimir Putin reported this Friday that Russia plans reduce defense spending and denies aggressive plans.
The Russian President made a point of underlines that his position is in countercurrent with the position of.
“We planned to reduce spending [com Defesa] and they [países membros da Organização do Tratado do Atlântico Norte – NATO] They plan to increase them. AND Who here is aggressive?“Putin asked.
At a press conference that marked the end of an Eurasian Economic Union Summit (UEE), which took place in recent days in Minsk, Belarus, the Kremlin chief needed to This plan is traced “for the next three years”.
In addition, Putin revealed that currently the country’s military needs are in 6.3% of its Gross Domestic Product (GDP), which “is not little.”
PUTIN accuses NATO of aggressiveness
In these statements, the Russian leader insisted that “Europe is thinking about how to increase expenses” with the defense.
“Then, Who prepares for some kind of aggressive action? We or them? ”He once again questioned Putin, who acknowledged that Russia wants to end the war in Ukraine “with a result that she covers” to the country.
“We count on that [que os gastos cubram]. This is precisely what we count on, not with aggressive plans for Europe and NATO countries. Us we plan to reduce spending, and they plan to increase them“He repeated.
Putin has been convinced that the increase in military expenses “will not improve the security situation” in Europe, but will have a negative impact on its economy.
“We, at least, spend billion (from ruble) mainly to support our military industry (…) and they [os países europeus] will spend your 5% on purchase [de armamento] in the United States and supporting its military-industrial complex. But this is their subject, ”he said.
“We are not aggressive”
Putin repeated with insistence that Russia “is not aggressive” And he was surprised by the fact that in the West if he speaks simultaneously of the bad condition of the Russian economy and his supposed plans to attack the NATO.
“Does that seem logical?” The ruler continued.
On Thursday, also Russian Foreign Minister Serguei Lavrov, minimized the importance for Russia’s security of the NATO allies agreement to increase 5% of GDP the defense spending by 2035.
For Lavrov, the decision of the Atlantic Alliance is, in fact, “A threat to taxpayers in the countries of the European Union and the United Kingdom”.
