Ukraine does not want to fight until June 2026: Zelensky suggested when the war will end
It is hoped that in 2026 the war will end, and Russia's economy will feel a strong effect of sanctions, but this requires strong pressure on the Russian Federation. "Undoubtedly, we understand the analysis of many intelligence, many countries, analytics. June 2026-we all hope that there will be no longer. But we understand that the economic feeling of sanctions in" Russian "will be. Already from those that have been accepted. And we believe that it will be a lot of money from that.
It is not catastrophic for their economy, because it is mostly shadow, "Zelensky said. The President of Ukraine noted that it is difficult to analyze the Russian economy because it is shadowy and it is unknown how much resources go to war. "I do not think that we all know all the details. But it will be. We believe that the most important challenge is the growing MIC. What we see. We see that it will not be able to grow next year, it will decrease. And it will decrease constantly.
That is, the economy will change completely, they will spend it all. " The President of Ukraine repeated the thesis of June 2026 at a press conference after meeting with the Federal Chancellor of Germany Friedrich Merce. He confirmed that he first spoke about it at a closed meeting with journalists in Ukraine. "We all understand that the economy of Russia, through sanctions, began this (consequences of sanction - ed. ) Feel. Packages, "Zelensky said.
In his opinion, this can be closer to the reduction of the moment when the support of the Russian army will decrease due to sanction pressure not only by Europe but also by the United States. The adviser to the head of the Presidential Office Mikhail Podolyak commented on Zelensky's statement about June 26, 2026. And he said it was not "deadline". "This is not the fact that it is clear there that it is in June of the 26th that war.
He recalled that the President of Ukraine spoke of the imposition of sanctions. Secondary sanctions against the relevant number of countries, which are actually financial donors, from which the Russian Federation receives money for war, are also referred to. On the other hand, according to Podolyak, it is about prohibitive sanctions against the oil, nuclear and gas sector of Russia.
"And this will all lead to the fact that Russia simply will not be able to finance at which it is financed today, recruiting and militaristic production. That is, it has key costs on shells, that is, ammunition, rockets, drones and recruiting. The Russian Federation without such a prohibition type of sanctions receives an yield from $ 450 to $ 550 billion/euro, "he said.
According to Podolyak, if more sanctions are imposed against Russia, in 8-12 months they will shake Russia's opportunity to finance the war. Recall that Ukraine calls for partners to rigid sanctions against Moscow. European leaders have announced plans to increase pressure on the Russian Federation. US President Donald Trump also said he was considering sanctions, but did not specify what the restrictions and the timing of their introduction could be.