Zelensky told when the Russian economy feels the consequences of sanctions

President’s office

The consequences of the adopted sanctions of the Russian Federation are felt in June 2026, and Ukraine understands what will be the deficit of the budget of the Russian Federation.

This was stated by President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy during communication with journalists, writes Interfax-Ukraine.

« June 2026-we all hope that the wars will be.

« We understand what the budget deficit will be. Maybe it is not catastrophic for their economy, because it is mostly shadow, » he said.

However, he said, it is difficult to analyze what is in the shade and how many in the Russian Federation. « We see that it will not grow next year, it will decrease. And it will decrease constantly. That is, the economy will change completely, they will spend everything in war, » Zelensky explained.

The President added that the most important challenge is the growing military-industrial complex with the components coming from China, Taiwan, the US and some few companies in Europe.

According to him, about three dozen key enterprises of the Russian Security Service of Ukraine consistently have appropriate contracts with companies from these countries. And you can fight with this with the help of sanctions.

Recall:

Earlier It was reportedthat the Russian coal industry has plunged into a deep crisis after the embargo on fuel supply to the EU countries and a decrease in world prices. And it will not come out of it in the next five years. In 2030, the export of coal from Russia by the sea, which accounts for more than 80% of exports, will decrease by 10% to the level of 2024 and will be 150 million tonnes.

Also It was reportedthat the European Union considers the possibility of disconnection of more than 20 banks of the Russian Federation from the international payment system SWIFT, as well as reducing the marginal price for Russian oil and banning the Nord Stream gas pipelines as part of a new package of sanctions.

It was reportedwhat In the first quarter of 2025, the Russian company « Sovcomflot », which is the largest navigable operator of the Russian Federation, received $ 393 million. pure damage. The company explains the fall of financial indicators by the action of Western sanctions that complicated the management of the fleet, led to a simple part of ships and a significant reduction in profits.