TheOldGuy @TheOldGuy@qoto.org
I am a Democrat who supports Ukraine in their battle against The Russian fascist invaders.
I am a 73 year old Covid hermit who
lives on 10 acres in a sparsely populated area of the Ozarks. I heat with wood that is leftover by the lumber industry. When cutting oak for lumber only the trunk is used.
The largest town is population 2993. The county is 13k people scattered over 713 square miles.
Joined Dec 2022
One of the many reasons why Ukraine needs Taurus missiles
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🕯 Zelensky and Sholtz visited Maidan Nezalezhnosti, where they honored the memory of all fallen soldiers.
I agree with Joyce Vance. With anyone else there would have been no charges
Ukraine's former president was poisoned by Russia
Taiwan asks US to put Ukraine first for weapons aid
Putin approved a record military budget and cuts in spending on social support for Russians
Russian "President" Vladimir Putin signed the law on the federal budget for 2025-27.
According to the document, next year the government will increase spending on the “national defense” item to a new record of 13.49 trillion rubles. Compared to the current year (10.8 trillion rubles), the military budget will increase by 25%, compared to 2023 (6.8 trillion) - twice, and compared to the pre-war 2021 (3.5 trillion) - almost 4 times.
The share of military spending in the budget - 32.5% - will be unprecedented since the Soviet Union. For comparison: in the first year of the war with Ukraine, the authorities spent 17% of the budget on the army and weapons purchases, in 2023 - 19%, and this year - 29.5%.
The military budget will reach 6.2% of the national GDP - the level of military dictatorships in Africa (6.3% of GDP in South Sudan). At the same time, almost every third ruble in the treasury will be spent on classified items - 12.9 trillion rubles in total.
The article "social policy", which includes spending on pensions and benefits, will decrease by 16% - from 7.731 trillion rubles this year to 6.492 trillion rubles in 2025.
In addition to direct military spending, the government will allocate another 3.459 trillion rubles to the “national security” item, which includes the budgets of the police, the Russian National Guard, the Investigative Committee, and the special services. In total, the army and security forces will “eat up” 40% of the federal budget, or 16.9 trillion rubles.
💔Volunteer Rimma Baranenko was killed by the russians.
She was among the passengers of the bus on which the russian terrorists dropped explosives from a drone in the morning.
"I had known Rimma personally for more than 10 years, and we collaborated on various projects. She was a very bright person with an active life position, always ready to help," said Prokudin, the head of the OVA.
Rest in peace Rimma.
I am a Democrat who supports Ukraine in their battle against The Russian fascist invaders.
I am a 73 year old Covid hermit who
lives on 10 acres in a sparsely populated area of the Ozarks. I heat with wood that is leftover by the lumber industry. When cutting oak for lumber only the trunk is used.
The largest town is population 2993. The county is 13k people scattered over 713 square miles.
Joined Dec 2022
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