Sikorsky says Ukraine can fight on for 3 years, but Putin won’t last that long

Sikorski thinks that Ukraine has the resources to sustain the war for several more years.

“Well, Ukraine is planning for a three-year war, and these colonial wars usually take about a decade. And I don't think Putin can sustain it for another 3 years,” he said.

According to him, during the war against Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin has proven ineffective, since his second-largest army in the world has been fighting in Donbas for over ten years - a record that cannot be called a victory.

The Polish Foreign Minister also called on the EU to take a more active role in supporting negotiations for a future peace settlement.

Sikorski expressed hope that the US would continue supplying Ukraine with intelligence and added that, of course, Poland pays for Starlink terminals and ammunition for American weapons intended for air defense and long-range strikes, which are also important.

Forecasts on the Duration of the War

Earlier, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk stated that Ukraine is prepared to fight Russia for another two to three years.

“President Zelensky told me that he hopes that the war will not last ten years, but that Ukraine is ready to fight for another two to three years,” Tusk said in an interview with the British newspaper The Sunday Times.

Previously, RBC-Ukraine reported that International Monetary Fund experts updated their forecast in July regarding the duration of Russia’s war against Ukraine. In the baseline scenario, the timeline for the end of intensive hostilities remains unchanged - the end of 2025. This scenario anticipates Ukraine’s economic growth at 2–3% in 2025, accelerating to 4.5% in 2026.

In June, the World Bank updated its forecast, projecting Ukraine’s economic growth to rise from 2% in 2025 to 5.2% in 2026. The acceleration reflects the World Bank’s expectation that the Russian invasion will continue until the end of 2025, after which active hostilities will begin to subside.