Russian President Vladimir Putin approved budget plans, raising 2025 military spending to record levels as Moscow seeks to prevail in the war in Ukraine. Around 32.5% of the budget posted on a government website Sunday has been allocated for national defense,

Spending on war and law enforcement agencies exceeds expenditures on education, healthcare, social policy, and the national economy combined.

President Vladimir Putin on Thursday threatened to strike "decision-making centres" in Kyiv with Russia's new hypersonic missile, hours after Moscow pummelled Ukraine's energy grid in an attack that left a million people without power.

President Vladimir Putin has threatened to target Kyiv's "decision-making centres" with a new ballistic missile. Questions have been raised about its potential impact and speed after it was used to attack the Ukrainian city of Dnipro last week.