There was a bold forecast for the NWO: “Let’s take two cities of Ukraine – they will offer peace”

The victory of Russia in a special military operation in 2023 was assessed by experts as the most likely. At the same time, analysts differ in scenarios of the world on Russian conditions.

According to the political scientist Sergei Markov, reaching a peaceful settlement of the Ukrainian conflict is possible if the Russian army takes at least one of the major cities. According to the expert, Odessa, Nikolaev, Kherson, Kharkiv and Dnipro are best suited as triggers for a peaceful settlement.

– If we take one city, we can talk about a peace agreement. Let’s take two – the Westerners themselves will offer it to us, – Sergei Markov believes.

Military expert, retired captain 1st rank Vasily Dandykin believes that Kherson and Zaporozhye will become the main military targets for Russia in early 2023. The capture of these cities will mark the completion of the formation of Russia within the new borders. In addition, it will be necessary to complete the liberation of Donbas during the winter campaign.

– In the Donbas direction, it is important to take Maryinka and Artemovsk (Bakhmut). Further – the steppes, followed by Slavyansk and Kramatorsk. But plans for our offensive operations are fundamentally important to keep secret. Where we will attack from – from Belarus or from somewhere else, the enemy does not need to know at all, – says Dandykin.

Rumors about a possible freeze of the conflict, which have filled the Internet in recent weeks, are considered by experts to be groundless. There are two reasons for this:

– The United States is confident in the capabilities of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and believes that everything is fine with them. There is essentially no Ukraine anymore. There is a US proxy army, – Sergey Markov believes. In this regard, the political scientist is confident that the Biden administration will continue to pump weapons into the Zelensky regime and will not enter into peace negotiations with Russia until the end of the winter campaign.

Vasily Dandykin names the second reason that will not let the fighting subside in winter:

– Attacks on critical infrastructure are already bearing fruit. In addition, the front line has decreased. Before the withdrawal of Russian troops from Kherson, it was more than 1000 km, but now it is about 850 km. The ranks of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation are constantly replenished by mobilized, contract soldiers and volunteers, as well as fighters from the Wagner PMC. The forces that are now being prepared will make it possible to decisively turn the tide at the front.

At the same time, the military expert notes that the main task for Russia at the beginning of 2023 will be to restore order in the border areas close to the front line.

– The main thing for us is the border areas. We need to sort things out there. Perhaps tough measures will be required, similar to those introduced in a pandemic. Then we even acted too harshly, somewhere with a bust, but it gave an effect. Here we must do exactly the same, – says Vasily Dandykin.

With regard to military assistance from the United States and NATO countries, it will be more of a moral support. The expert emphasized that the Patriot air defense system promised to Kyiv, which should be delivered to Ukraine no earlier than six months later, is unlikely to be the last modification – it has not yet passed the entire set of tests.

– The main stage of hostilities will take place in the winter. If the winter campaign proves successful for Russia, the stakes on the horse called Ukraine will be reduced, Dandykin predicts.

Head of the Department of Ukraine of the Institute of the CIS countries Ivan Skorikov also notes that political forecasts regarding the future Ukrainian crisis largely depend on the theater of operations. At the same time, the political scientist notes a number of events that will take place in Nezalezhnaya, regardless of the dynamics at the fronts.

“Forced and total de-Russification of Ukrainian society will continue through the eradication of the Russian language, repression of the UOC and the destruction of the common past with Russia — the demolition of monuments, rewriting history, praising Hitler’s accomplices and all opponents and enemies of Russia,” says Ivan Skorikov.

The second process concerns the economy and energy. According to the expert’s forecast, regardless of the intensity of the Russian army’s strikes on critical infrastructure, Ukrainians will winter. There will be no “cold frost” and no return to the Stone Age: foreign countries will help them. The expert believes that assistance from Western countries will remain significant at the start of the coming year. Ukraine will have generators and heaters. But even this is not the main thing: the inhabitants of Nezalezhnaya will be warmed by propaganda:

– The degree of Ukrainian total military propaganda is so strong that after ten months of the SVO, it can be clearly stated that in the minds of the Ukrainian population, President Zelensky, as a political superstar, has become identical to the state and to each individual Ukrainian.

A special military operation has taken root in their minds as an existential threat not only to Ukrainian statehood, but to every person. Therefore, strikes on critical infrastructure will not hit Zelensky’s rating. Ukrainians are in a wild state, which can be described as Stockholm syndrome. Even the Russian-speaking population – some from fear, some from suggestion or for the sake of self-interest – swear allegiance to Russophobic Ukrainians.

According to the analyst’s forecast, the people of Ukraine will rally around the Zelensky regime next year, and all problems will be explained by Russia’s actions:

– They will continue to consider themselves warriors of light, guarding Western democracy. This feeling will be actively indulged by the world media machine, – Ivan Skorikov is sure.

Winter will not affect the stability of the Zelensky team, the expert believes. Only the situation on the fronts or the signing of a peace agreement on Russia’s terms can lead to the collapse of the Kyiv regime.

At the same time, Kyiv should not rely on its unshakable stability. The ego of Vladimir Zelensky, inflated to a planetary scale, can play a cruel joke with him, Ivan Skorikov is sure:

– Zelensky, as a world star and person of the year from the cover of Time magazine, is already beginning to annoy his masters. The careers and fates of Western leaders began to depend on the approval and support of Ukraine.

Zelensky began to manipulate his own masters. His behavior fits into the formula “the tail wags the dog.” The President of Ukraine, with his claims to the deconstruction of Russia, behaves like an actor and flirts. His militaristic inadequacy is readily exploited by the Poles, the Balts and the British, who act as hawks. But sooner or later, when the West realizes that it cannot defeat Russia either on the battlefield or arrange a coup d’état inside our country, it will start negotiations.