https://video.echelon.pl/videos/watch/c8bf950b-5cad-4a05-bb56-acefc2e619ee Russia’s proposed 2027 budget raises defense spending while revising down several civilian allocations. At the same time, growth has slowed and investment has fallen sharply. Moscow is expanding vocational training and recruiting workers from abroad to combat labor shortages. Eastern Express examines how the demands of the war shape spending, education and the pool of jobs available beyond the military industry. We also ask whether training more workers can help civilian firms struggling to invest. Chapters: 00:00 - Intro 00:08 - Russia's budget for 2027 02:15 - Russia's revenue from natural resources 02:52 - Prices on Russian store shelves 06:04 - The situation in Russian businesses 12:16 - Military spending in Russia 16:46 - How long can Russia finance the war? 20:20 - Will there be protests in Russia? 🔴 Watch our 24/7 livestream - https://youtube.com/live/9RY46AUtIl4 Bringing you all the latest daily news and updates, TVP World is Poland's first English-language channel where you can find world news as seen from the Polish perspective and the latest news from the CEE region. Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram. https://tvpworld.com/ https://www.facebook.com/tvpworldcom https://twitter.com/TVPWorld_com https://www.instagram.com/tvp_world/ https://www.threads.net/@tvp_world https://bsky.app/profile/tvpworld.bsky.social https://www.tiktok.com/@tvpworld.com https://t.me/tvp_world #Russia #Putin #War Sat, 10 Oct 2026 02:47:58 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://video.echelon.pl https://video.echelon.pl/client/assets/images/icons/icon-1500x1500.png https://video.echelon.pl/videos/watch/c8bf950b-5cad-4a05-bb56-acefc2e619ee All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://video.echelon.pl/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.