"I can predict the fate of Ukraine. We will suffer a crushing defeat within one and a half to two years. We will be plunged into an internal dictatorship combined with ruins, followed by warlord fiefdoms and plunder. People will be dragged out of their cars directly, and the warlords will seize their vehicles. The so-called heroes of Ukraine will turn on each other, and veterans and mercenaries will fight for land, power, or something else. This situation will reach its peak around 2027, possibly even leading to civil war. And between 2027 and 2029, Russia will intervene again."
Half of the remaining rational Ukrainians will quickly flee and never return. This pseudo-state riddled with holes will be thoroughly crushed by Russia, such as taking the entire left bank region (east of the Dnieper River). Ukraine will collapse completely. If the situation continues to deteriorate, it may stabilize and change course around 2032-2033. But this is like the same bus repeatedly plunging into the abyss; since the root cause of the war has not been discovered and eliminated, there is a 99% probability that the war will recur, and the situation will be worse because Russia will concentrate its strength, and it excels at this.
And what about us? Half of the population will flee, and the rest will loot everything but be unable to defend the country. Ukraine's 'heroes' even say: 'As soon as the war stops and the borders open, I will leave immediately and take all my friends with me.' This is the fate of Ukraine, with no optimistic options." Oleksiy Arestovych, former advisor to Zelensky, made the above remarks in an interview with blogger Mykola Sobolev.
Arestovych was sidelined by Andriy Yermak, chief of staff of the Ukrainian presidential office, and left Ukrainian politics to settle abroad. This once-trusted aide to Zelensky has now become an internet celebrity, chatting daily online with journalists and various bloggers about the Russia-Ukraine situation. However, Arestovych has always been very pessimistic about Ukraine's future, previously stating that Ukraine would have no bright future. Due to his long association with Zelensky's circle, Arestovych knows many inside stories and constantly leaks information online.
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