Russian officials are against continuation of war in Ukraine, generals oppose officials

It is unlikely that the war will continue until 2026. The Kremlin expects to wind down the so-called "special operation" this year. This was stated by retired FSB colonel and political emigrant Gennady Gudkov said . According to the politician, the Russian army command and representatives of the military industry support the war and want it to continue. But the economic bloc of the Russian leadership is in favor of a speedy end to the aggression. " A lot of officials don't want war. They understand that a war of attrition is beyond their capabilities. The Soviet Union overextended itself, and it was tougher than Russia... The economic bloc doesn't want war because the financial system will collapse ," Gudkov said. According to him, the Kremlin is aware of the risks of prolonging the aggression and plans to curtail it in the near future. " Based on what happened a few months ago, it seems that the Kremlin made a basic decision that we would not fight until 2025. After 2025, it is not safe to fight because negative trends will increase, which could ruin the entire system. Maybe something has changed now. Maybe they decided to look into 2026. But they considered 2025 to be the last year in which Putin's Russia could fight ," the oppositionist said.
Recently, US Institute for the Study of War (ISW) said that senior Russian security officials seem to assess that Russia needs to intensify its war against Ukraine rather than seek a negotiated exit. They are not ready to give up the war because of heavy losses, according to the
Before presenting their conclusion, the analysts recalled a new article by Meduza. It stated that Russian security officials and the Russian military may recognize that Russian troops are not achieving significant territorial success proportional to the losses in manpower and equipment they suffer during the fighting. It was said that the Russian military command has so far suffered exorbitant personnel losses in exchange for tactical but not operationally significant successes. In turn, Russian dictator Vladimir Putin's theory of victory is based on accepting such losses as long as the Russians continue to advance on the territory of Ukraine.