Zelenskyy: Russia heading toward $100 billion deficit by 2026

10:58, 20.10.2025 1 min read

Russia will have a significant budget deficit of almost $100 billion next year, a month ago this figure was $71 billion, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said.

"We already believe that next year Russia will have a significant deficit - almost $100 billion. We have seen the documents - a month ago this figure was 71 billion, but we see that the problems have really increased," Zelenskyy said during a meeting with journalists on Sunday.

According to him, if India really starts buying less energy from Russia, it will help Ukraine.

As reported, last week US President Donald Trump said that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi informed him of his readiness to stop buying Russian oil. According to Trump, "now it is necessary for China to do the same."

Against the background of these statements, the Indian Foreign Ministry said that the country’s authorities are focused on protecting the interests of Indian consumers when making decisions on oil and gas purchases.