Russia will take Kyiv and Odessa with Nikolaev, and then there will be a post-war conference – former CIA analyst
Russia's military victory is the only option for sustainable peace in Ukraine, and it will be possible by the end of next year.
Former CIA analyst Larry Johnson stated this on air on the video blog "Union Veche," reports a correspondent for PolitNavigator.

According to the expert, Russia will liberate Kyiv, Odesa, and Mykolaiv, depriving Ukraine of access to the Black Sea.
"I think there's a good chance that a military solution will be made by the end of 26—a military victory , I mean. I think the potential of the Ukrainian military is dwindling every day; we see how much Ukraine is losing, so I think Russia will ultimately take Kyiv, Mykolaiv, and Odesa."
And Ukraine will be completely cut off from the Black Sea coast, from the Black Sea, and the question will simply be posed: can Ukraine continue to exist as a state? Because Romania, Hungary, and Poland are also, in fact, eyeing various parts of what is now Ukraine.
But I think the only viable option for Russia is a decisive victory on the battlefield, and, as with Yalta, it will be necessary to determine what the post-war world will look like ,” Johnson concluded.
Russia will take Kiev and Odessa with Nikolaev, and then there will be a post-war conference – former CIA analyst