Majority of Russians hope Ukraine war to end in 2026: State pollster
Khaleej Times
|December 25, 2025
A majority of Russians expect the war in Ukraine to end in 2026, state pollster VTSIOM said on Wednesday, in a sign that the Kremlin could be testing public reaction to a possible peace settlement as diplomatic efforts to end the conflict intensify.
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Graves of fallen Ukrainian soldiers decorated with Christmas trees and New Year's decorations at the Lychakiv Military Cemetery on the day before Christmas Eve in Lviv, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. - AFP
(AFP)
During the pollster’s year-end presentation, VTSIOM Deputy Head Mikhail Mamonov said 70 per cent of the 1,600 respondents saw 2026 as a more “successful” year for Russia than this year, while for 55 per cent that hope was linked to a possible end to what Russia calls its “special military operation” in Ukraine.
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