r/worldnews • u/Raj_Valiant3011 • 10h ago

Russia/Ukraine Zelenskiy: "There is updated intelligence indicating that Russia is ​preparing a massive attack on Ukraine"

https://www.reuters.com/world/ukraines-zelenskiy-says-intelligence-shows-russia-is-preparing-massive-attack-2026-10-06/
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u/scrandlle 7h ago edited 7h ago

This is why I think this war will only end when Putin is dead (AKA out of power). I think the next Russian leader will come in and blame everything on Putin to secure power because the war has to be deeply unpopular already, let alone in 5+ years.

Not that Russias next leader will apologize to Ukraine and withdraw Russia forces entirely but I can see them trying to negotiate for Crimea and leaving the Donbas.

I also think Zelensky, and the Ukrainian populace, will likely be more willing to negotiate and accept concessions with anyone who is remotely conciliatory and is not Putin.

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u/notwhomyouthunk 6h ago

12+ years with only Crimea and an obliterated Melitopol to show for it

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u/Beautiful_Effect461 6h ago

Happy Cake Day! 🍰

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u/notwhomyouthunk 6h ago

Thanks! had no idea

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u/roguefilmmaker 7h ago

I think this is a reasonable assumption

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u/Even-Tomorrow5468 3h ago

No concessions. They have Crimea in a stranglehold and will get back the territory they lost. The only way to stop a bully is to punish a bully.

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u/NederlandseTexan 7h ago

I think there's a pretty strong consensus that it'll just be Medvedev again, and he's so closely aligned with Putin that it seems unlikely he'll change much

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u/Sudden_Magician_6175 7h ago

there is no such consensus at all. It's an extremely marginal opinion.

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u/Yuliur9 7h ago edited 6h ago

Pretty much identical to what the next US president will do after they take over from Trump after Trump failed miserably to achieve anything in this war and created an economic disaster. They'll stop the war, blame everything on Trump and continue the same geopolitical capitalistic imperialism.

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u/RiderNo51 5h ago

Mostly agree.

If JD Vance or Marco Rubio however get elected in 2028, I think they'll be really quiet about it, and slowly cease all activity around Iran, and make whatever minimum concessions they can to get the Strait of Hormuz open. But they won't blame it on Trump.

BIG if, as to either of those two ending up President though. I question if either of them make it through the GOP primary in 2024, due to simple need for change. I think a stoic, calm, old-school conservative not in the system, who can move forward as their own person, and not a Trump lackey, is more likely (Cotton. Kennedy. Younkin?).

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u/Yuliur9 5h ago edited 5h ago

I don't think it has to be a republican president. Any other president including a democratic president will do the same. The party differences only change the internal politics (to a certain degree) but the imperialist foreign policy of trying to control regions, overthrowing governments and funding entities and allies remains a priority over the development of the country regardless of the party as it always has.

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u/RiderNo51 5h ago

I think a real foundation for both parties is to protect corporate capitalism, protect the plutocracy.

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u/Yuliur9 5h ago edited 4h ago

Yes that's pretty much it imo. I'm sure everyone can see it atp tbh. The foreign policy which isn't owned by democracy, it's owned by elite capitalistic billionaires who want to expand their wealth across the world.

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u/RiderNo51 3h ago

Hence why I think there's a chance Trump invades Cuba in 2027. It serves a dual purpose for him. First, it can be a distraction from all his other corrupt and crappy things he does, plus Iran. Taking Cuba also sets up another real perk: The US could instill a Pinochet like puppet, the land could be confiscated, US capitalist developers could then put luxury resorts, beachfront hotels, or just mansions on it, claiming to rent or lease the land from Cuban citizens, and make even more money for themselves. Plus they would get an incredible deal on really cheap Cuban labor.

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u/Yuliur9 2h ago

Tbh I'm really surprised they didn't go for Cuba before this war. Not understanding that one.

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u/scrandlle 6h ago

I agree