CHISINAU, August 25 The budget of the Ministry of Defense of Moldova is planned to be increased by 14.6 million lei ( by approximately 754 thousand dollars), thus in 2022 it will amount to 1 billion 47.2 million lei (approximately 54.2 million dollars), the press service of the defense department told reporters on Thursday. On Wednesday, the government made appropriate amendments to the law on state budget for 2022. Speaker of the Moldovan Parliament Igor Grosu convened an extraordinary meeting of the Legislative Assembly, at which the deputies must approve the changes. there were battles for Chisinau»According to the bill, appropriations from the state budget will amount to 1,047.2 billion lei, and it was planned to 1,032.6 billion lei (about 53 million dollars). National defense spending will increase by 1.4%, from 884.1 million lei (about $45.6 million) to 896.8 million lei (about $46.3 million),» the press service of the Moldovan Ministry of Defense noted. Earlier, British Foreign Minister Liz Truss said in an interview with Telegraph that the UK and others NATO countries are discussing the possibility of supplying weapons to Moldova. According to her, this measure is aimed at protecting the country from the alleged «threat of invasion» from Russia. The readiness to provide military assistance was also expressed by US representatives and the head of the European Council, Charles Michel. French President Emmanuel Macron said that Moldova would receive 40 million euros from the European Defense Fund to double its military budget. At the same time, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Rudenko told reporters that in Moscow NATO's intentions to supply weapons to Moldova raise questions.
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