NATO Rota:
The Russian armed forces have grown a lot, mainly because of the war against Ukraine.
They now spend 40% of their state budget on security.
This amounts to about 12% to 15% of their national income, while we in Europe are trying to reach 3.5%.
You can say that Russia has a smaller economy, but their purchasing power with that money is also much greater than ours because of the structure of their economy. They can buy more with it.