According to him International Institute for Peace Research in Stockholm (Sipri), USA destination U $ S916,000 million a defense only in 2022, which is equivalent to a 3.4% of your GDP.
For his part, Russia invested US $ 109,000 million, figure that corresponds to a 5.9% of your GDP, and China U $ 296,000 million, That is, a 1.7% of the total of your GDP. It is in this context of exorbitant state expenses that Republican Trump raised a reduction of resources for weapons.
What Vladimir Putin said
The Russian President declared: “We could reach an agreement with the United States. We are not against. I think that The idea is good. The United States would cut 50% and we too. And the People’s Republic of China could join if it wants. ”
He also said that “these funds could be used in areas more productive ” like him economic development, Education and Health. “We cannot increase this expense to infinity,” he said.
Then he said that the main leaders of Europe “They are with the kyiv regimeand they cannot change posture without being evident. ” Volodimir Zelenskywhom he described as a “Obstacle for Peace”ensuring that “Russia and the United States want to achieve a Solution to the conflict as quickly as possible. ”
“Zelensky has gotten into a dead end by excluding negotiations with Russia,” said Putin. He added that “Russia does not oppose Ukraine. It should not be used as a hostile platform. ”
The relationship between Russia and the United States
In that sense, beyond armament, Putin also expressed his willingness to collaborate with the United States in economic projects and in the exploitation of rare earths in the Ukrainian regions occupied by Russia.
“We are willing to attract foreign partners to the so -called new territoriesto our historical territories that have returned to the Russian Federation, ”said Putin.
“There are reservations. We are willing to collaborate with our partnersincluding Americans, ”said the Russian president.
The Russian President stressed that rare earth reserves in Ukraine “are still confirmed” and mentioned that in the Siberian region of KRASNOYARSK There were plans in the Soviet era to build factories of aluminum.
Trump, meanwhile, He defended the signing of an agreement with Ukraine To ensure privileged access to their strategic mineral reserves, in a context of growing international competition for these resources.
Putin stressed that Russian and American companies They could work together In this area, as well as in other areas such as energy.
“If their companies work here with us, this It will also be beneficialbecause companies will earn decent money and the corresponding aluminum volumes will be supplied to the domestic market at affordable prices, ”he said.
In addition, these statements occur in a context in which the Kremlin confirmed that Russian and American companies maintained contacts for Explore possible agreements economic within the framework of negotiations on Ukraine.
Source: Ambito
