| | The odds of a peace agreement or ceasefire do not look promising, but if anyone could make it happen, it would be Trump. | | The odds of a peace agreement or ceasefire do not look promising, but if anyone could make it happen, it would be Trump. |
| − | Also, Putin needs oil revenue to fund the war and the outlook for the price of oil in 2025 is too tough to call.[https://www.google.com/search?q=price+of+oil+forecast+2025&oq=price+of+oil+forecast+2025&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyCQgAEEUYORiABDIICAEQABgWGB4yDQgCEAAYhgMYgAQYigUyDQgDEAAYhgMYgAQYigUyCggEEAAYogQYiQUyBwgFEAAY7wUyBwgGEAAY7wUyCggHEAAYogQYiQUyBggIEC4YQNIBCTE2NDcwajBqMagCALACAA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8] [[User:Conservative|Conservative]] ([[User talk:Conservative|talk]]) 10:15, May 20, 2025 (EDT) | + | Also, Putin needs oil revenue to fund the war and the outlook for the price of oil in 2025 is too tough to call.[https://www.google.com/search?q=price+of+oil+forecast+2025&oq=price+of+oil+forecast+2025&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyCQgAEEUYORiABDIICAEQABgWGB4yDQgCEAAYhgMYgAQYigUyDQgDEAAYhgMYgAQYigUyCggEEAAYogQYiQUyBwgFEAAY7wUyBwgGEAAY7wUyCggHEAAYogQYiQUyBggIEC4YQNIBCTE2NDcwajBqMagCALACAA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8] |
| − | [[John Mearsheimer]] correctly said that military power rests on economic power. Economic projections of Russia out to 2034: Focus-Economics.com: "The Russian economy faces an uncertain future, influenced by deteriorating population dynamics, sanctions, the Ukraine war, and global economic conditions. Modest growth is expected in the near term, but risks abound; tighter sanctions or escalating conflict could lead to renewed economic contraction."[https://www.focus-economics.com/countries/russia/#:~:text=The%20Russian%20economy%20faces%20an,weigh%20on%20GDP%20growth%20ahead.] | + | [[John Mearsheimer]] correctly said that military power rests on economic power. Economic projections of Russia out to 2034: Focus-Economics.com: "The Russian economy faces an uncertain future, influenced by deteriorating population dynamics, sanctions, the Ukraine war, and global economic conditions. Modest growth is expected in the near term, but risks abound; tighter sanctions or escalating conflict could lead to renewed economic contraction."[https://www.focus-economics.com/countries/russia/#:~:text=The%20Russian%20economy%20faces%20an,weigh%20on%20GDP%20growth%20ahead.] [[User:Conservative|Conservative]] ([[User talk:Conservative|talk]]) 11:23, May 20, 2025 (EDT) |