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The State Duma will consider the draft budget for 2027–2029, in which defense and security account for a record 44% of spending — twice as much as social policy. Social policy spending will be cut by 7%, healthcare will be trimmed, and regions are reallocating funds from social programs to military payments and reducing 'coffin' payments to families of the killed.
Otabek YusupovMI5 director Ken McCallum said in his annual speech that Russia remains the 'aggressor number one' and is waging hybrid warfare against Europe while staying below NATO's Article 5 threshold. He also reported more than 50 arrests in Iran-related cases and an incident at RAF Fairford, which Prime Minister Andy Burnham linked to the IRGC.
Otabek YusupovThe European Commission disputed the statement by Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak that the EU has purchased $320.7 billion worth of Russian energy resources since 2022. According to Eurostat data (COMEXT), payments from March 2022 to July 2026 amounted to €197 billion ($209 billion). US President Donald Trump cited his own figure — $250 billion. The discrepancies reflect competing narratives about the EU's dependence on Russian energy.
Dilnoza RahimovaWładysław Kosiniak-Kamysz said at the Warsaw Security Forum that Europe must multiply its military production, otherwise it will negatively affect future generations. According to him, Russia is already operating in such a mode. According to Estonian intelligence, Russia produced about 7 million munitions in 2025, while the EU and Norway will produce only about 2 million 150 mm shells.
Aziz Karimov
