[Regnum] The world has reached a stalemate with the US national debt. This opinion was expressed to a Regnum News Agency correspondent on July 1 by Yuri Tverdokhleb, Associate Professor of the Faculty of Finance and Banking at RANEPA, commenting on the opinion of analysts William Ruger and Thomas Savage. In an article for the American magazine The National Interest, they suggested that an increase in budget expenditures and national debt could lead to serious problems in the US economy, which would directly affect the country's defense capability.
| In January, the US Treasury reported that the national debt had exceeded $34 trillion, increasing by $4 trillion during 2023. |