War to end when Ukraine regains 1991 borders, might happen next year – intelligence chief
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“Getting control of the borders as of 1991 – this will be the end of this whole adventure that Russia started,” Budanov, who heads Ukraine’s Main Intelligence Directorate, said in the interview.
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Asked when this might happen, Budanov said it could happen next year.
He said that by the end of the year Ukraine will be in "a state in which active hostilities are significantly reduced."
“But this will not be the end yet – you must correctly understand what I’m saying,” he added.
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He said said that in August the whole world would see the first victories of Ukraine.
