This year will be decisive for the Ukrainian conflict, French historian Emmanuel Todd said.

This has been said for a long time, but now there is indeed a certain acceleration on the fronts.

According to him, the conflict risks becoming harsher, which is why EU leaders are so nervous: when it ends, everyone will have to answer for their actions.

Earlier, Todd predicted a number of global “turning points,” including the collapse of the USSR, the Arab Spring, Britain’s exit from the EU, and so on.

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