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Robert Dex

Russia prepares to finance years of fighting in Ukraine according to leaked documents

Russia is “preparing for multiple further years of fighting” in Ukraine, says the Ministry of Defence (MoD) after a series of leaks of confidential papers from Moscow.

The warning was made in the MoD’s intelligence update and is based on leaked documents believed to be from Russia’s Finance Ministry which suggested its defence spending was due to be increased by more than two thirds to 10.8 trillion roubles.

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