Russia’s finance minister said on Nov. 7 the country could no longer afford a multi-billion-dollar revamp of the armed forces approved by President Vladimir Putin, stepping up a campaign to trim spending as sanctions over the Ukraine crisis bite.
Anton Siluanov said a new defense program should be drawn up to take into account the changed economic situation, even though the deputy prime minister in charge of the sector has been ruling out any cuts in military spending.
Siluanov’s comments highlight a battle among different factions of the government over defense spending which has heated up in recent months, and which will ultimately be resolved by Putin himself.
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They could indicate the president is preparing the way to postpone or trim some defense spending, foreseen at 23 trillion rubles in the decade to 2020 under his original plan to upgrade 70 percent of military equipment by then.
(Liberty Times)
俄羅斯財政部長十一月七日說，受烏克蘭危機所遭受的制裁打擊，國家無法再負擔總統普廷核准的數十億美元軍隊重整計畫，得加強縮減開支的行動。
安東‧希魯阿諾夫表示，新國防計畫的擬定應考量變化的經濟情勢，即便負責國防計畫的副總理已排除減少任何軍事開支。
希魯阿諾夫的評論彰顯示，政府不同派系間對國防支出在近幾個月來日益沸騰的角力，最終還是要普廷自己出面解決。
其可能指向總統正準備延後或縮減部分國防開支，在普廷原始計畫下，預計至二零二零年的十年內，以二十三兆盧布升級百分之七十的軍隊裝備。
（自由時報／翻譯：顧佳欣）
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