This year’s Zapad Military Gymnasiums may have attracted the interest of European governments as they are the first common exercises – Belarus after the invasion of and there were a launch of the ultrasound rocket in the Bands sea and the testing of the nuclear weapons and the nuclear weapons. Expressed dissatisfaction with the slowdown of the economy by yesterday.
Following the presidential dissatisfaction, the baton for a position on the Russian economy, and in particular for the budget, was taken by the former president of the country and president of the ruling party united Russia ,.
Medvedev does not want ‘balanced budget’
According to Medvedev, the preliminary draft budget for 2026, which is being prepared, is a “war period”, but as he argued, this does not mean that social spending, including the support of war veterans in Ukraine must be sacrificed on the altar of economics.
The Misutin government must submit to Parliament in Parliament the draft budget of 2026, as well as a revision of this year’s deficit. It expects that this year’s deficit will be greater than 1.7% of GDP.
Martial period budget but without cuts to social spending
“The budget has never been simple and now, honestly, it is a war budget,” Medvedev told the United Russia parliamentary group before discussions about the draft. He rejected the term “balanced budget” as “euphemism”.
“The development of the country should not be sacrificed for the sake of a so -called balance,” Medvedev added, pointing out the multiple social spending programs, which were part of his party’s pre -election promises in 2021 when the latest elections were held (2003).
Dissatisfaction for official items
Russia’s economic growth is expected to slow down at least 1.2% in 2025, the fourth year of the War in Ukraine, from 4.3% in 2024. Combined defense and national security costs will reach 17 trillion rubles ($ 204 billion) and $ 204 billion in $ 204. making the defense sector the main lever for economic growth.
