Russia pouring half its budget into war, Rutte says

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte states Russia spends nearly half its state budget on defence, though he asserts Moscow knows it cannot win a war against NATO. Simultaneously, a senior NATO official reports Russia has suffered up to 1.5 million total casualties in Ukraine, with approximately half a million killed. Due to weakening voluntary recruitment, Moscow is increasingly relying on foreigners, the indebted, and convicts to sustain its military efforts in the ongoing conflict.