Russia is using a record increase in the US military budget as a pretext for rearming its own army, although in fact it has been held for several years.

This opinion was expressed in the commentary to the "Observer" by the expert-internationalist of the Ukrainian Institute for Policy Analysis and Management Vladimir Volya.

"Russia will use the initiative of President Donald Trump as an excuse:" The US is rearming, and what are we worse? "In fact, Russia is also increasing the military budget is not the first year. And many countries have long been engaged in rearmament. We are at a stage when the armaments of a number of states are becoming obsolete. That is, the global modernization in the military sphere has matured. And it affects not only the United States and the Russian Federation, "said Wola.

According to him, in recent years, China has allocated huge amounts of money for defense.

"Because of Trump's election, Europe. In the Middle East, too, we observe similar processes. Saudi Arabia and Israel are actively conducting military modernization. Now, Turkey is trying to do it, "- concluded an international.

As reported by the "Observer", an updated draft of the US budget appeared.

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