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Fighting in Ukraine could wind down in 2025

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FILE - In this photo provided by Ukraine's 24th Mechanised Brigade press service, servicemen of the 24th Mechanised Brig
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By Christopher Lockwood, Europe editor, The Economist

ON FEBRUARY 24th the war in Ukraine will enter its fourth year. The conflict has already resulted in more than 200,000 deaths and three or four times that many casualties. Millions have been displaced and Ukraine’s economy has been devastated. The country faces a demographic time-bomb after the flight of so many women and children.

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This article appeared in the Europe section of the print edition of The World Ahead 2025 under the headline “Ukraine’s gloomy end-game”

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