📉 Russian Ministry of Finance increased its planned domestic borrowing volume in 2027 by 2.3 trillion rubles, to 7.7 trillion rubles, — Reuters — Defense spending in 2027 is planned at 17.1 trillion rubles, up from the previous 13.5 trillion, and in 2028, at 16.6 trillion rubles, up from 13 trillion. — The budget deficit estimate for 2026 has been raised to 7.3 trillion rubles (3.2% of GDP) from 3.8 trillion (1.6% of GDP).