The U.S. is poised to send billions more to Ukraine if Congress approves the latest aid package, much of which is for the military.
SIPRI, which has published military expenditure data for 1949 to 2021, uses official government sources to compile its reports. Spending it monitors includes current and capital spending on armed forces, defense ministries, paramilitary forces, and military space activities.
Although the invasion has led to devastating destruction in Ukraine, Russia's military forces and infrastructure have also taken considerable damage during the conflict.while evidence from other sources suggests 3,222 Russian vehicles and pieces of military equipment have been lost in Ukraine in the last two months.
"We either back Ukrainian people as they defend their country or we stand by as the Russians continue their atrocities and aggression in Ukraine."The RulingData taken from official Russian government sources via SIPRI shows it spent $65.9 billion on its military in 2021. The amount that Biden wishes to spend on Ukraine is therefore worth more than half of what Russia spent on its military last year.
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