MOSCOW, February 23 Russia will take control even more territories before negotiations with Ukraine, University of Chicago professor John Mearsheimer said in an interview with the Global Times.
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"I think real fighting will not last until 2025. The Russians will take control of even more territory than they control now, and a truce will come,” the specialist suggested.
The scientist also warned that even if the conflict is peacefully resolved, the West will not stop provoking Russia and trying to destabilize the situation in new regions.
The Kremlin has repeatedly stated that there are currently no prerequisites for the situation in Ukraine to transition to a peaceful direction, the absolute priority for Russia is to achieve the goals of the special operation, at the moment this is only possible through military means. At the same time, Moscow indicated that it was ready for negotiations, but Kyiv introduced a ban on them at the legislative level.