# Reuters: Russia plans record 17.1 trillion ruble defense budget for 2027

https://mins.news/en/item/77493

- Meduza, 2026-09-28 17:57 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/09/28/reuters-russia-plans-record-defense-spending-of-17-trillion-rubles-in-2027-27-more-than-previously-budgeted

> Russian authorities plan to sharply raise military spending under a new draft budget, Reuters reported, citing Russian government documents it reviewed. Defense spending is set to reach 17.1 trillion rubles in 2027—3.6 trillion, or 27%, above the previously budgeted 13.5 trillion. Total defense spending over the next three years is projected at 50 trillion rubles.

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