REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, The ease with which Russia annexed the Crimea Peninsula from Ukraine has shone a spotlight on the relative military strengths and weaknesses of Moscow and Kiev, with Russia's military far bigger and its troops better equipped than the Ukrainian armed forces.

Here is a look at the military spending of the two former Soviet nations, compared with even bigger-spending militaries in the East and West, according to security affairs consultancy IHS Aerospace & Defense. The totals are in US dollars per year, per member of the armed forces.

—United States 381,306 USD

—United Kingdom 330,810 USD

—France 231,934 USD

—Russia 83,478 USD

—China 77,712 USD

—India 35,732 USD

—Ukraine 11,937 USD

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