WorldRussia slashes cancer care as defence spending reaches post-Soviet record
Russia’s federal cancer programme budget is set to fall from 44.9 billion to 3.87 billion roubles in 2027, nearly 40 times below its 2025 level. Defence spending will account for 35% of all federal expenditure, the largest share since the Soviet Union collapsed.
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Russia slashes cancer care as defence spending reaches post-Soviet record