La spesa militare della Russia colpisce $ 462 miliardi, superando l’intero continente europeo
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La spesa militare della Russia colpisce $ 462 miliardi, superando l’intero continente europeo
https://united24media.com/latest-news/russias-military-spending-hits-462-billion-outpacing-entire-european-continent-5829
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Recent analysis from the International Institute for Strategic Studies indicates that Russia’s military expenditure reached approximately $462 billion when adjusted for purchasing power parity, surpassing the total military budgets of all European countries combined. While Russia’s spending is substantial, the forecast suggests significant challenges ahead, particularly due to equipment losses in the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, which could limit its operational capability beyond early 2026.
* [Russian defence spending exceeds all of Europe combined, study finds](https://www.ft.com/content/93d44b5a-a087-4059-9891-f18c77efca4b)
* [Russia overtakes all of Europe on defense spending in key …](http://breakingdefense.com/2025/02/russia-overtakes-all-of-europe-on-defense-spending-in-key-metric-iiss-military-balance/)
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Russia signed a deal today too with India to produce the SU57, it’s all over r/aviation
Europe in shambles
Adjusting one number for PPP and not the other is profoundly stupid.
A misleading claim… the actual expenditure is $146 billion in real terms, and ignores the fact that a huge amount of the spending is on personnel.
They’re currently paying enlistment bonuses of up to [$30-40,000](https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/01/31/samara-region-offers-record-40k-bonuses-for-high-risk-assault-deployments-in-ukraine-a87822) for every soldier, and they need to recruit over 40,000 per month to keep up with losses. That’s $15bn in bonuses alone, not even counting monthly salary for the entire army.
The remainder of the money can then be scaled by PPP, but it’s already far smaller than $146bn at that point.
That’s an insane number but the fact that it’s PPP adjusted makes a huge difference.
While Russia has a nominal GDP of about 1/10th of EU they have a PPP adjusted GDP that’s about 1/4th of the EU.
And “outpacing” is honestly stretching it a bit. 457 vs 462 billion is best described as even.
Donkeys must be expensive. Keep the pressure up increase the Ukraine aid.
Russia spends a lot. And then their men and equipment is blown up in Ukraine. What Europe spends goes mostly to build up their militaries.
These are the last gasps of this version of Russian. Trump has gone full in on a losing horse.
Unfortunately, Europe is still responding to Russia in slow motion. So Russia’s overspending and gradual economic collapse may long outlast Europe’s ramp up.
Given that the US is saying we aren’t going to guarantee Europe’s security any more, I think this is a real inflection point. Europe has 10x the GDP of Russia, and a much larger population. Europe is perfectly capable of guaranteeing their own security if they act together and seriously, and stop treating the defense industry as mostly a jobs program and an economic sector.
Major European armies rolling in tanks could end the war in Ukraine tomorrow, and Russia would take Europe seriously. Letting this go on and result in Russia getting territory as a result of the war, with a weak European response means Russia sees a long term benefit in invading Europe.
nazi russia spends 10% of its GDP on military at the moment, which is $145 billion. EU spends around $380 billion or around 2,5% of its GDP. The title is misleading.
Yet they still fail so hard. At everything but especially at being decent human beings, foremost in putins case.
Be comforted by these facts:
* Mother Europa has been invaded many times throughout history by powerful armies, including the Mongols, Huns, Ottomans, Persians, and North Africans.
* These invading forces were not only vast in number but also employed diverse battle tactics and strategic advantages that made them formidable.
* Most of them attacked a divided Europa, plagued by internal conflicts and instability.
* While they managed to conquer some border territories, every step closer to Europa’s heart only strengthened the unity of its people. Advancements in warfare allowed them to counter the invaders’ tactics effectively.
* In the end, all these invaders were driven out of Europa, never to return.
Though some of these empires once held great power, they ultimately fell. Today, their former dominions are largely impoverished, with struggling economies and poor living conditions.
Damn, how many donkeys is that?
don’t they keep on losing loads of stuff though.
How many tanks have they left
The real danger is if the US ever starts supporting them
Europe is not as united as we like to pretend. For those in the West Europe they have nice buffer of Eastern European countries that can fight for them. They won’t do anything until it is too late.
I think this is a HUGE failure on EU diplomacy and public information. Since ~1-1.5 years, I’ve been hearing about Russia collapsing, how they pull tanks from museums, find chips for rockets from washers and dryers not to mention that every second week they finish last batch of missiles.
Russia will not collapse due to one reason. It’s not a democracy like other countries. It’s dictatorship country where a single person can whoever they want what to do and they will just do it. Russians will keep eating roots or potatoes for years before they go against their government (remember Stalin?). In the meantime European leaders were calming societies that it’s almost over, one more month etc while doing bare minimum to keep preparing for war.
European countries need to increase spending even more and troop sizes
EU still pondering and considering defense spending. Maybe another 10 years for all to reach 2% spending.
And they are too weak and pathetic to over take Ukraine. 😂