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Sergei Ivanov: "We are not experiencing a militarization of budget in Russia"

Moscow, Russia - Defence Minister tries to explain the reasons for the rise of investment in the defence sector in the country

Russia has increased for 2005 investment for defence when compared with the last year, and this clear fact would have warned some political-institutional subjects which disagree with the Russian Government's policy on this matter. Russia has in fact firmly carried on the programme for the production of the new fifth generation multirole fighter, together with the strengthening of the missile defence...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 102067
Rome, Italy, 08/23/2004 18:12
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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