Kremlin Excuses New Army Expansion By Pushing Blame Away From Putin

Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a decree to increase the number in the armed forces to 2,389,130, making it the second largest military force in the world after China. This increase of 180,000 troops brings the total number of active servicemen to 1.5 million. The Kremlin is attributing the expansion to Western “threats” rather than Moscow’s own ambitions.

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