NATO chief Rutte: Russia spending 48% of state budget on defence, warns alliance against complacency
By
George Allison
Summary
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has stated that Russia is spending nearly half (48%) of its entire state budget on defence, with about three-quarters of Moscow's tax income going to military purposes. Rutte described these figures as "crazy" and warned that NATO cannot afford to be naive or complacent about Russia's intentions, though he also insisted that Russia knows it could not win a war against NATO.
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bskyNATO chief Rutte: Russia spending 48% of state budget on defence, warns alliance against complacencyukdefencejournal.org.ukKey quotes
· 3 pulledRussia is now spending close to half of its entire state budget on defence
48% of all the state budget
crazy
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