We are looking at a pie chart that screams disaster. The government tries to hide the truth behind boring names, but the numbers don't lie. They say they are spending 44.07 trillion rubles, and the biggest slice is for war. Officially, "National Defense" takes almost 30%. That is an insane amount of money just to blow things up. But is that all? Absolutely not. This chart is a trick.
To understand the real scale, you have to add the "National Security and Law Enforcement" slice. That is another 8.9%. Why? Because this money pays for the National Guard and police who beat up protesters and keep the regime safe. You cannot fight a war abroad without terrorizing your own people at home. So, immediately, the war budget jumps to over 38%.
Then there is the propaganda. Look at the tiny slices for "Mass Media" (0.3%) and "Culture and Cinema" (0.7%). It looks small, right? Wrong. These billions are used to fuel the hate machine. Every movie funded by the state, every news broadcast, is designed to justify the bloodshed. This is mental warfare, and it is part of the total bill.
Even the "National Economy" section (10.8%) is deceptive. Do you think this money is for building new coffee shops or tech startups? No. In a war economy, this money goes to factories that build tanks and missiles. It subsidizes the military-industrial complex. The total cost of war is hidden everywhere.
Meanwhile, look at what gets left behind. Healthcare gets a miserable 4.3%. They are spending seven times more on killing people than on curing them. Sports gets a laughable 0.2%. This Russian federal budget for 2026 is not about development; it is a suicide note. They are burning their future to keep the war machine running.
