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I couldn't find a Russian Megathread, so decided to start one.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/russia/7919113/Russia-approves-65-per-cent-defence-budget-increase.html
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/feedarticle/10386480
More on both links.
I know there was an article not long ago about Russia devoting over 100b to its Navy, but I can't find it.
In a post ERC posted in the NATO thread, he said he believes Eastern Russia will become Asian. It got me thinking of whether or not it will be a peaceful transition.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/russia/7919113/Russia-approves-65-per-cent-defence-budget-increase.html
Russia approves 65 per cent defence budget increase
The Russian government has approved a 65 per cent increase in the country's defence budget over the next three years as it rushes to upgrade its ageing Soviet-era military machine.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/feedarticle/10386480
Associated Press= MOSCOW (AP) — President Vladimir Putin promised Saturday to re-equip the Russian air force with hundreds of new aircraft as part of an ambitious military modernization program.
Speaking at an airshow at Zhukovsky just outside Moscow marking the air force's 100th anniversary, Putin said the military will receive more than 600 new combat planes and 1,000 helicopters by 2020.
He said boosting the air force is a key priority for the government. "I'm sure, each of us will feel pride for the country, for the people who build such aircraft and pilot them," he said.
More on both links.
I know there was an article not long ago about Russia devoting over 100b to its Navy, but I can't find it.
In a post ERC posted in the NATO thread, he said he believes Eastern Russia will become Asian. It got me thinking of whether or not it will be a peaceful transition.