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Russian lawmaker says citizens should share the war’s burden equally
Communist Party lawmaker Anatoly Lokot said Russians should share the burden of the war against Ukraine equally.
He made the remarks in a speech to Russia’s State Duma, the country’s lower house of parliament.
The Duma was considering the final accounts for Russia’s 2025 budget when he spoke.
Lawmakers approved the accounts, which showed a deficit of 5.63 trillion rubles.
Russia’s public spending watchdog found 580 billion rubles in budget violations, 30.7% more than a year earlier.
The Communist Party opposed the accounts, citing systemic problems with the budget.
Anatoly Lokot, a Russian Communist Party lawmaker, said citizens should share equally the burden of the war against Ukraine.
He made the remarks in a speech to the State Duma.
The Duma considered and approved a report on the final accounts for the 2025 budget.
The Communist Party faction refused to support the report, citing systemic problems with the budget.
The report showed a deficit of 5.63 trillion rubles, while the Accounts Chamber found 580 billion rubles in budget violations.
- Who
- Anatoly Lokot, a lawmaker from the Communist Party of the Russian Federation, made the remarks.
- What
- He said all citizens should share equally in the burden of the war against Ukraine.
- When
- Tuesday; the article was published on October 13, 2026.
- Where
- In a speech to the State Duma.
- Why
- He said sharing the effort to overcome difficulties should unite citizens rather than divide them.
State Duma report supporters
Communist Party faction
Budget report
State Duma report supporters
Lawmakers approved the report on the final accounts for the 2025 budget.
Communist Party faction
The faction refused to support the report, citing systemic problems with the budget.
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- Speaker
- Anatoly Lokot
- Party
- Communist Party of the Russian Federation (KPRF)
- Budget year
- 2025
- Budget deficit
- 5.63 trillion rubles
- Budget violations
- 580 billion rubles, 30.7% more than a year earlier
What people are saying
We want the burden of this war, of overcoming the obstacles that arise, to be shared equally by everyone, by all citizens of our country.
We want the effort to overcome these difficulties, this struggle, to unite us rather than divide us,
Sources
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