Russian oppositionary: If you have nuclear weapons, war brings dividends

From the Dialog, Dec 27, 2025:

"Gudkov explained how and when Ukraine will be able to retake the occupied territories: "The war won't end here" 

Russian opposition leader Gennady Gudkov offered a disappointing forecast for the war's end. 

Putin has no intention of stopping, so hoping for a ceasefire is pointless, said Gennady Gudkov. The Kremlin not only plans to continue fighting in Ukraine but also to attack other countries in the near future. Therefore, it can be concluded that Ukraine's most important priority now is to hold out, maintain control over its territories, and wait for a regime change in Russia.  

The former Russian State Duma deputy voiced his forecast for the war in Ukraine on the YouTube channel "And Graham Crashed." 

A Russian opposition figure outlined possible scenarios for the war's end: "Everything that's happening makes the outcome of the war disappointing. Although, of course, if Ukraine manages to defend its territories and not give in to Russia's capitulation demands, then this gives Ukraine a chance to become a European country, and it will regain the remaining territories through diplomatic and political means. But this will happen after a considerable period of time, when the Putin regime collapses. Given the war's undoubted disadvantage for Ukraine, it [i.e. Putin's regime] will receive an adrenaline rush and will seek a new way to wage war, since it turns out that war, with nuclear weapons, brings such dividends."..."