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2026-01-01 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

Will the war end in 2026: what are the predictions?

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Posted by badanov 2026-01-01 00:00|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [1758 views ] Top

1 Nope. My money is on 2027 to assimilate Odessa and 2028 for the dust to settle. The SMO has already outlasted the Great Patriotic War. Russians are taking the slow is smooth approach

Posted by Gloluns Turkeyneck4904 2026-01-01 06:15|| 2026-01-01 06:15|| Front Page Top

2 The Kremlin has 6 to 12 months to try to break Ukraine. If they can't do it in that time, they may have to back down," the expert wrote in X.

If Vlad backs down I would suspect his life expectancy would be measurable in days, maybe weeks

Posted by Frank G 2026-01-01 06:45|| 2026-01-01 06:45|| Front Page Top

3 And, historically speaking, any country invading another has to complete that task quickly.

Drawn out conflicts benefit the local team as they are on defense and their supply lines are much shorter..

Posted by Mullah Richard 2026-01-01 11:21|| 2026-01-01 11:21|| Front Page Top

4 ^
Operation Desert Storm, an extended air campaign followed by a highly successful 100-hour ground offensive, which defeated the Iraqi Army and removed Iraqi troops from Kuwait in early 1991.

Posted by Skidmark 2026-01-01 11:37|| 2026-01-01 11:37|| Front Page Top

5 #4 Americans conquered Afghanistan in a month, fought an anti-guerilla war for 20 years, run away.
When Ukraine surrenders - which it will - it'll stay surrendered. That's how Russians build their empire in the first place.

Posted by Grom the Affective 2026-01-01 11:46|| 2026-01-01 11:46|| Front Page Top

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