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Russia wants to end war with its victory by 2026 - Budanov

Russia wants to end war with its victory by 2026 - Budanov

The Chief of the Defense Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, Kyrylo Budanov, said that the aggressor country russia wants to end the war against Ukraine by the end of 2025 - the beginning of 2026 with its victory, because from the summer of 2025, it will begin to have serious problems in the economy and the need for mobilization will arise.

He announced this at the 20th annual meeting of YES in Kyiv.

"The year 2025 for them, the turn of the 25th - the beginning of the 26th - it is key for them. They want to end all this because, according to their own calculations, the Russian Federation, if they do not come out of this war as conditional winners, they for the distant future, let's say, the future that can be calculated - this is a horizon of 30 years - they are completely out of the possibility of seeing Russia as a superpower, which is what they are striving for," said Budanov.

As the Defense Intelligence Chief noted, russia predicts that "all their problems will begin in the summer of the 25th year", as both the financial and economic factor and the socio-political factor will be combined.

"They predict that around the summer of the 25th year, the negative impact on the economy will begin to be very noticeable for their country," said Kyrylo Budanov.

He also added that in the russian federation, the issue of insufficient recruitment in the army is becoming more and more acute.

"During this period (summer of 2025), they will face a dilemma - either to announce mobilization, or somehow it is necessary to reduce the intensity of hostilities a little, which may ultimately be critical for them," he emphasized.

According to Budanov, the socio-psychological state of russians was also affected by Ukraine's efforts to transfer hostilities to the territory of russia itself.

The Defense Intelligence Chief, referring to russian documents, emphasized that in the absence of a russian victory by the end of 2025, only two superpowers will remain in the world - the United States and China, and there will be no place for the russian federation there.

"They are clearly aware of this. This is a key period for them. Therefore, they will do everything possible to win in their understanding. Otherwise, they will fly out of absolutely all world processes. All they can count on is regional leadership, and this does not suit them," Budanov summarized.

As the Ukrainian News agency earlier reported, the Defense Intelligence Chief Kyrylo Budanov said that Ukrainian drones can hit objects in russia at a distance of up to 1,800 km. In this way, the infrastructure of the russian federation, which works for the war, may suffer losses.