Sunday, February 15, 2026

Putin confident that he can destroy Ukraine

From the Dialog, Nov 30, 2025:

"Portnikov answered the question of what awaits us in the next six months in one sentence: "I don't think..." 

Publicist Vitaly Portnikov expressed confidence that Putin intends to fight until he destroys Ukraine 

We would like to hope that peace treaty terms will soon be found that will satisfy both sides and the war will end, at least temporarily, but this is unlikely to happen, said Vitaly Portnikov. The point is that Putin has no intention of stopping, as he believes he can destroy Ukraine and has the resources to do so.

The journalist voiced his forecast for the near future in an interview with OBOZ UA on YouTube. 

When asked what awaits us in the next six months, the political analyst responded briefly and unequivocally: "We will be searching for ways out of the war, which can only be successful if we manage to break Russia's economic backbone. We need to believe that if the US tightens sanctions and enforces them, or if some countries are afraid to violate sanctions for fear of angering Trump, which is also possible, this will indeed impact Putin's economic opportunities." 

"I don't think Putin is ready to end the war in Ukraine. He's not ready because he believes his goal—Ukraine's disappearance from the world's political map—will be achieved; people around him are telling him so. Departments are being prepared in Russia to work on the Russification of Ukrainians. They're preparing books and training people. They're working on what will be here when Ukraine is gone," Portnikov warned his fellow citizens."

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