俄罗斯正在大幅增加军事开支，预计2026年在国防领域的投入将创下2000亿美元的新高，而乌克兰战争短期内似乎仍无结束迹象。
Russia ramped up its military outlays, putting it on track to spend a record $200 billion on defense in 2026 with little sign of the Ukraine war coming to an end.
这一巨额开支增幅较原定计划高出约40%，预计2027年还将维持类似水平。与此同时，该国的财政预算与经济正承受越来越大的压力。
The huge increase — roughly 40% higher than its original plan for the year, with a similar amount expected in 2027 — comes with the country’s budget and economy under growing pressure.
一位知名分析人士向Meduza指出，俄罗斯很可能通过印钞来为战争买单，但最终代价将由本国民众承担。一位卡内基学会的研究员也写道：“克里姆林宫必须决定由谁来承担费用、承担多少，以及这一过程将如何公开进行。所有这些都将带来政治后果。”——普拉尚特·拉奥
Russia can likely keep paying for the war by printing money, a leading analyst told Meduza, but ultimately, its people will pay the price: “The Kremlin will have to determine who exactly needs to pay, how much they need to pay, and how publicly this process will unfold,” a Carnegie scholar wrote. “All of this will have political consequences.”— Prashant Rao