Russia Defense Budget Revised Up 27% to $202.6B for 2027 as Deficit Widens

Russia's draft 2027 budget raises planned defense expenditure by 27 percent to an estimated $202.6 billion as war costs and weaker public finances widen the federal deficit. The proposal demonstrates that military operations, weapons procurement, and defense-industrial output remain priorities despite increasing pressure on other spending and revenue. Because the figure reflects a revised plan expressed in dollars at prevailing exchange rates, it may change through legislative approval, currency movements, or later amendments and should not be read as final executed expenditure. Comparisons with prior plans should therefore separate ruble appropriations, exchange-rate conversion, inflation, and actual year-end execution.