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The Kremlin plans a 25 percent increase to more than $145 billion in 2025, a year in which it had intended to cut military spending.

The Russian government wants to earmark 32.5 percent of its spending next year for defense, a record amount and up from a reported 28.3 percent this year, as Moscow seeks to prevail in the war in Ukraine.