In the Middle East, Israel and Hamas are still facing off, but at the same time, the Russian-Ukrainian war in Eastern Europe is about to change. After China and Russia confessed to each other, Putin made a major decision and was ready to "stud" in one fell swoop to completely end this 2-year-long Russian-Ukrainian conflict!
A few days ago, Putin officially signed the draft budget plan of Russia into state law, approving a significant increase in military spending. This news immediately attracted wide attention from the outside world. The West hit the nail on the head and said, "At a time when the United States is focusing on the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, Putin has significantly increased military spending and spent more and more resources on the battlefield in Ukraine, which is likely to be the final word and take the opportunity to end the Russian-Ukrainian conflict in one fell swoop."
It may be that the expression of the West ** is a little exaggerated, but it is by no means unreasonable. According to the draft budget plan signed by Putin this time, one-third of Russia's fiscal expenditure in 2024 will be spent on the armed forces. Moreover, Russia's defense and security spending will account for more than 40% of the overall budget next year.
What is this concept, maybe just looking at the numbers, people will not feel how it is. Then let me do the math briefly, and you can find that this time Putin has increased his military spending significantly, which is equivalent to a direct increase of 3 times!
Before the Russia-Ukraine conflict began, Russia's defense spending budget for 2021 was 36 trillion rubles, that is, more than 280 billion yuan. Since the outbreak of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, Russia's military spending has been rising in 2022 and 2023.
For example, in 2023, Russia's military spending has doubled, reaching 64 trillion rubles, which is about 480 billion yuan. And the bill signed by Putin this time is clearly written in the content that the Russian defense budget in 2024 will reach an astonishing 10800 million rubles, and the yuan is more than 800 billion.
That is, Russia's military spending has increased by a full 3 times!Compared with 2021, in just two years, Russia's military spending has doubled in a year, and this year's growth is unprecedented. If you connect with the Russian-Ukrainian battlefield, since October, under Putin's order, the Russian army has launched a comprehensive ** to seize Ukrainian positions in many ways at any cost.
There is every reason to suspect that Putin wants to completely take Ukraine and declare the end of the war before 2024. Moreover, I also found a very interesting place, before Putin's substantial increase in military spending was finalized, Russia revealed that China and Russia had conducted a round of "table matching".
What is a "counter-table"?This means that China and Russia are mutually represented. This time, the Sino-Russian exchange took place after the meeting between the leaders of China and the United States. At that time, there were rumors that Russia was dissatisfied with the Sino-US contacts. But in fact, without us knowing, China and Russia have already made a disclosure and reached an agreement on strategic mutual trust.
And this confession is likely to be Putin's confirmation of China's attitude, for example, under the easing of Sino-US relations, will Sino-Russian relations be affected?Also, if Russia wants to make some big moves in Eastern Europe, will it affect China's strategic layout?And, Putin said hello to China in advance and told China that this increase in military spending and the victory of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict in one fell swoop are considered by the Russian side.
These are all quite possible. After all, although China and Russia are not allies, they are far closer than alliances, and their goals in the global pattern are also the same.
And the result is also obvious, after China and Russia confessed to each other, Putin no longer had any worries, officially approved a substantial increase in military spending, and was ready to "stud" in one fell swoop and make some big moves in Eastern Europe at a time when the Palestinian-Israeli conflict attracted the attention of the world. It just so happens that the United States can't take care of Ukraine now, no matter how you look at it, this is the best time to end the conflict!