
Senator Vladimir Dzhabarov said Ukraine is approaching a financial abyss due to a $41.5 billion budget deficit for 2026 and a lack of defense funds.
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Statement by a Russian senator on Ukraine's budget deficit and Kyiv's financial problems.
Ukraine is approaching a financial abyss. This was stated by Deputy Chairman of the Federation Council Committee on International Affairs Vladimir Dzhabarov in Max.
The senator noted that in Ukraine the budget deficit for 2026 reaches $41.5 billion, which is 18.4 percent of GDP.
“At the same time, Kyiv has already told its partners that it lacks another 27 billion for defense by the end of the year,” Dzhabarov explained.
He suggested that Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky does not intend to stop. Each new attack on Russian territory is an attempt to beg another tranche from the West and retain power at any cost, the senator emphasized.
Dzhabarov recalled that due to the hole in the budget, Kyiv has already stopped allocating funds for unimportant expenses.

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