Kremlin is done! Russia to cut defense spending. Europe 'No Longer at Peace' - The Russian Dude

[TexasTowelie]

Russia’s Ministry of Finance just unveiled its draft 2026–2028 budget, and for the first time since the war in Ukraine began in 2022, defense spending is being cut instead of expanded. This shocking reversal signals not peace, but financial collapse. The Kremlin is scrambling to cover a 4.5 trillion ruble deficit with higher taxes, VAT hikes, privatization schemes, and forced borrowing, while ordinary Russians face rising inflation and falling incomes. The so-called “balanced and sustainable” budget hides an economy in crisis, oil revenues shrinking, and inflation ready to surge back. Military spending drops from 13.5 to 12.6 trillion rubles, but spending on internal security, FSB, police, and riot squads grows, showing the Kremlin’s fear is no longer NATO but its own people.

Europe warns it is “no longer at peace,” as Russian drones violate NATO skies and new debates over frozen Russian assets fuel Ukraine’s survival. Meanwhile, Trump brands Russia a “paper tiger” on the global stage, stripping away the illusion of superpower status. With GDP growth forecasts barely at 0.5–1.5%, declining industrial output, collapsing demographics, and oil prices dropping, Russia is cornered by its own economic weakness. This budget is not a plan for victory but an admission of survival mode, a confession of decline, and proof that the empire is running out of time.

[Gum Logger]

1. White people should not be ruled by whim and force /sarcasm/