1、SIPRI Insights on Peace and SecurityNo.2023/11December 2023SUMMARY Russias war against Ukraine has been waged for over 650days and has had a significant impact on the countrys economy and society.In April 2023 work started on a new three-year federal budget,which was signed into law at the end of No
2、vember.It is based on a relatively optimistic economic forecast and is striking for the sharp increase in military spending planned for 2024.Spending under the budget chapter national defence is expected to account for 29 per cent of total budget expenditure.This means that total military expenditur
3、e will increase to 7.1 per cent of GDP in 2024.Military spending is not the same as spending on the war:there are additional costs,some shown in the new budget.The budget indicates that the Russian government is firmly committed to pursuing the war to a successful conclusion,accepting that this will
4、 put pressure on social and economic spending.ANOTHER BUDGET FOR A COUNTRY AT WAR:MILITARY EXPENDITURE IN RUSSIAS FEDERAL BUDGET FOR 2024 AND BEYONDjulian cooperI.IntroductionOn 24 February 2022 the Russian Federation launched an attack against Ukraine in what it termed at the time a special militar