Controversy
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When Will the Russia-Ukraine War End?
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Mykhailo Podolyak"The war will end when we [Ukraine] regain control of our borders."
Jason Jay Smart"My best bet for this war to end in the short term, or in the near term, is if there is a radical political change in Russia."Feb 24, 2023
Andrzej DudaThe war will end when the Russians are driven "out of all Ukrainian occupied territories."
John Kirby"[I]t's difficult to conclude that the war in Ukraine will be over by year's end."
Dmitry Gorenburg"Russia is losing in Ukraine, but the war likely will not end until the Kremlin chooses to stop fighting."Dec 01, 2022
Liz Truss"We will only successfully end this war when Russia is pushed out and there is a proper peace settlement."Jun 30, 2022
James StavridisThe war will end with Russia taking "about 20 percent of Ukraine."
Beth Knobe"The only way I can foresee the Ukraine war possibly ending in 2024 is if Vladimir Putin dies."
Richard Branson"The war will not end until Ukrainians manage to get their sovereign territory back."
Dmitry Medvedev"If the US stops supplying weapons to the Kyiv regime, the war will end."Feb 23, 2023
Aleksey Arestovich"I think we face ten or 15 years of war in Europe."
Ivan Losev"It seems to me that the war is about to end and end not in favor of Russia."
Daniel DePetris"The only two people who can end the fighting [Putin and Zelenskyy] don’t want to."
Sergei Shoigu"The special military operation [in Ukraine] will continue until the tasks assigned by the Supreme Commander are completed."Jul 06, 2022
Oleksiy Reznikov“[M]y optimistic prognosis is that it is realistic to achieve [an end to the war] as early as this year.”
Dmytro KulebaThe sooner Putin meets with Zelenskyy, "the more likely it will be to bring the moment of the end of the war closer."Apr 25, 2022
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