![]() ![]() While he thinks this will include the supply of more powerful weapons, Mr Bullough said he's unsure if that will include fighter jets or aircraft. On the topic of the West, he said he would be surprised if the US "completely derails" its support for Ukraine and he anticipates that other countries will continue to engage with Volodymyr Zelenskyy in an "enhanced way". He explained that this would be down to Kyiv's highly motivated troops and its access to "more potent" Western weaponry. "Speaking as someone who didn't think Putin would invade in the first place, I think this Russian offensive will fizzle out and Ukraine will gradually take new ground over the course of the summer," he added. He added that even though the Russian president doesn't face any domestic challenges now, he has "never looked weaker" and he doesn't expect his position to get any stronger. Journalist and author Oliver Bullough has said he believes Vladimir Putin will still be in power, but a declining Russian economy could cause an increased level of dissatisfaction among the elite. So where will the war be in a year’s time? Sky News has been speaking to experts to get their predictions on the situation. Russia's invasion of Ukraine has now been raging on for a year – something many never expected to be the case. The wording of the communique has been adapted from a statement made at a November G20 meeting in Bali, when most members said they "deplore in the strongest terms the aggression by the Russian Federation against Ukraine" and "strongly condemn" the war. Only Russia and China rejected the proposal, which won't come as a surprise to many. It was feared the meeting would end today without finance chiefs having come to an agreement.īut it has just been reported that most members have agreed to "strongly condemn" the war and demand Russia's withdrawal from Ukraine. ![]() India - which is hosting a meeting of G20 finance ministers - had been opposed to using the word "war" in the statement, while Russia and China objected to a universal condemnation of the conflict which they view as a "special military operation". ![]() It follows a dispute over the content of a planned joint communique on the war, as we reported in our 9.29am post. All G20 members except Russia and China have agreed to "strongly condemn" Moscow's invasion of Ukraine. ![]()
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