The Russians were asked where the money spent on the war in Ukraine could be spent: the answers will amaze you - ForumDaily
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The Russians were asked where the money spent on the war in Ukraine could be spent: the answers will amaze you

Journalists Present Tense asked passers-by in different cities of Russia where the money that is now being spent on the war in Ukraine could be spent. The answers were different.

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The “special operation” in Ukraine is not cheap for the Kremlin; every third ruble from the state treasury goes to pay for the activities of the Russian Ministry of Defense, the Russian National Guard, special services and the purchase of weapons, reports NBN.

The aggressor state spent more than $17 billion from the state budget for the purchase of weapons and special equipment, almost $7 billion more than in the first half of 2021. To restore the number of missiles, armored vehicles and aviation to the level that was before February 24, the Russians will need from 3 to 10 years.

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The repair of equipment costs a pretty penny for the Russian Federation: in 6 months, the occupiers spent one and a half times more on this than last year - $ 4,5 billion.

Spending on salaries and payments to Putin's military soared by almost $1 billion, reaching an amount of $7 billion in 6 months. $2 billion was spent on compensation to relatives of the dead and wounded invaders who fought in Ukraine.

The British National Institute of Economic and Social Research has already estimated that due to Russia's military "special operation" in Ukraine, global global GDP will decline by 2023% by 1, which is equivalent to $1 trillion.

Accordingly, the level of global inflation as a result of the conflict in 2023 will increase by 2%, reports Ukraine. As experts predict, the sanctions will have a negative effect: Russia's GDP will decline by 1,5% in 2022 and by more than 2,5% by the end of 2023. Inflation in Russia may exceed 20% as early as 2022.

And what do ordinary Russians think about spending on the war with Ukraine? Where could these huge sums be spent? The opinions of the respondents were divided.

Among those interviewed were those who blindly support the war.

“The primary thing is war. And then you can make money. The main thing for us is the operation,” said one interviewee.
“A special operation is a sacred matter. I support Putin. “I didn’t have the strength to endure it all anymore,” the man said. “We will endure everything, even poverty.” Our country stands for truth. Let prices rise, we will accept it, as long as there is peace: not only in Russia, but also in the Donbass and Ukraine.”

“A friend of mine died in Donbass, defending our homeland in a special operation. Fought with the nationalists,” said another man.

“My pension is 12 thousand, my daughter’s salary is 13 thousand rubles,” said the pensioner. — Maybe not everything, but Putin is trying for the people. He defends Russia firmly and has restored military power. I am for! I welcome! Look at the missiles we have and something else—I saw it on TV.”

“If a war has started, you must stand for your homeland. Right or wrong - then we will sort it out and punish the culprits,” the man commented on the question.

“It was impossible to leave the situation as it was. The issue here is not material, but human. It’s unethical to abandon our people there,” the guy said.

Most respondents quickly found better uses for their money. For example, “in retirement”: “Spend on retirement. My mother is a labor veteran - she gets thirty, of course. And so pensioners receive little. The rest is all for the war. Let them fight, huh..”

Another respondent said that it would be nice to spend this money on their cities, “for example, Arkhangelsk, people would live happier”.

“We don’t need new territories; we need to take care of what we have now,” the girl said.

“Too many victims is not normal, we need to stop this,” said the young man.

From other answers: “to equip school toilets that are without doors and toilet bowls”, “equipment of schools, kindergartens, hospitals, teachers for salaries or invest in stocks”, “spend on pensioners because they go - and they collect these pennies ”, “education, art, science”, “to help orphanages and children with cancer”, “preservation of rare species of animals and plants, hospitals in remote areas so that people do not die there just like that”, “for waste recycling and the development of alternative energy”, "infrastructure development".

“Since we are against Western technologies, this money could be spent on information education for children. A special operation and similar actions are always a minus for ordinary people. This can be justified in any way you like, but people feel bad, both on one side and on the other,” the man said.

“Our education sector has been almost destroyed; very little is allocated to culture and art in our country. I have many medical friends who say that the medical field is also falling apart. It’s very sad that instead of helping people, we are helping people die,” the girl said.

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“How many people in Arkhangelsk live in terrible conditions. How much money is spent on a special operation! It’s the 21st century, and here people live in houses without sewerage and without water. How much is spent on Syria, all sorts of Yemen and Venezuela, how much debt has been forgiven. Our people could live in normal conditions, but they walk around and say: “Come on!” “They’re taking advantage of this at the top,” said a resident of Arkhangelsk.

And some could not answer or were completely confused because of the question.

One respondent was asked whether it seemed strange to him that there was no “special operation” taking place in his village, but the village looked as if there was one. The man found it difficult to answer.

Some respondents answered that they did not care, because “we would never see this money”.

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