Russia increases its military budget

The state budget of the Russian Federation shows that Russian military expenditures will be increased and will reach $446 billion USD for 2013. It is interesting when this item increases and the budget for education and healthcare decrease. As analysts suggest, the Russian Federation’s military budget will be increasing in the next several years. These steps are explained as the strategy outlined by Russian president Vladimir Putin, explaining everything with the defense priorities of the country. Most of the money is designed to modernize Russia's armed forces.