Putin's waiting for "terrible settlement." He did not anticipate specified a defeat

Zdjęcie: Putin czeka na straszliwe rozliczenie. Takiej klęski się nie spodziewał / East News


Vladimir Putin has no plan to win the war against Ukraine, and even in dictatorships the leader, who has no triumph theory, awaits problem – writes "The Economist", predicting that the conflict will drag on in 2026. Putin hopes that the West or Donald Trump will yet lose patience. If this does not happen, he may face a painful reckoning with his own people.