Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered his country's army to be increased by 180,000 troops on Monday.Contributor via Getty ImagesVladimir Putin has ordered the Russian army to increase its troop size by 180,000.The increase would make Russia's army the second largest in the world, behind only China's.Experts told BI the expansion is hard to resource and could come at the expense of Russia's economy.Russian President Vladimir Putin wants to grow his country's armed forces, but experts say his ambitions could come at the expense of Russia's economy.On Monday, Putin ordered the army to increase its troops by 180,000, per a decree published by the Kremlin.This will raise the overall number of Russian military personnel to 2.38 million people, with 1.5 million of them being active soldiers.The expansion, which will take effect in December, would give Russia the world's second-largest army, behind only China and ahead of the US and India, per Reuters, which cited data from the International Institute for Strategic Studies.This isn't the first time Putin has sought to expand the army since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022.
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- Putin is embarking on an aggressive hiring drive to rejuvenate Russia's army. But he can't sustain it, experts say.
The Russian army is set to increase by 180,000, which would make it the second-largest in the world. It's already straining the economy, experts said.
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