Russia bequeaths to Kallas: Our military budget is none of your business

Russia has firmly rejected a proposal by the European Union's diplomatic chief, Kaja Kallas, who has advocated a reduction in Russia's military budget.

According to Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko, there is no force that can influence Moscow's decision-making on the level of defence spending.

Although Kallasova mentioned such a move, she did not give a concrete way how it could be implemented.

At the same time, Grushko reiterated that Russia will not allow the presence of troops from the so-called "coalition of the willing" on Ukrainian territory.

(reuters, swag)