Journalists from Current Time asked passers-by in different cities of Russia what could be used for the money that is currently being spent on the war in Ukraine. The answers varied. The “special operation” in Ukraine is not cheap for the Kremlin; every third ruble from the state treasury goes to...

US President Donald Trump vetoed a bill on US military spending next year, which is expected to amount to $ 740 billion. The BBC writes about it. The head of the White House, who is obliged to leave this coming January, is dissatisfied with the norms of the bill, which limit ...

The U.S. Senate has approved the country's draft defense budget for 2020. The document includes sanctions against the builders of two Russian gas pipelines, military assistance to Ukraine and 12-week paid maternity leave for federal employees. Writes about this "Radio Liberty". A budget of $ 738 billion was approved ...

U.S. President Donald Trump has signed the 2019 defense budget, which totals $ 717 billion. The law provides, in particular, an increase in the pay of military personnel and measures to contain Russia. The budget signing ceremony took place at the Fort Drum military base in the state of ...

One hour of military operation in Afghanistan costs the United States an average of $ 4 million. Such data were published on the website of the National Priorities Project, a non-governmental organization that studies the American budget. According to researchers, in the period from 2001 to 2015 fiscal year ...