# Russian diplomat says Zelensky will seek to cover Ukraine’s budget deficit through mobilization

https://mins.news/en/item/66289

- TASS, 2026-09-20 13:44 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2190305

> Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said Volodymyr Zelensky plans to address Ukraine’s “astronomical budget deficit” by sending more Ukrainians to the trenches. Referring to his comments about the shortfall and promise to fix it, she accused him of using “doomobilization” to kill more people and avoid obligations to the public.

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