Last year, we challenged 10 of our journalists from across our broadcast region to peer into the future and predict what the year ahead might bring. Gluttons for punishment, they're back again -- reflecting on 2024 and sharing their insights on what 2025 might have in store. A few recurring themes emerge from their predictions: For all this and more, read on.
Ukraine: Ending Putin's War By Vitalу Portnikov At the end of 2023, I argued that even if one side achieved a military victory in Ukraine in 2024, it would not necessarily bring us closer to a political resolution. This was true then and is true now, largely because Russian President Vladimir Putin's attack on Ukraine is part of a broader agenda, an attempt to restore, if not the Soviet empire itself, then at least its sphere of influence. What could push the war in Ukraine closer to a resolution is the upcoming change at the White House.
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump continues to assert his readiness to broker a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine.
The question, though, is whether Trump's intentions and determination will be enough. After all, change would require not only the incoming U.S.
president's commitment to ending the war but also agreement in Kyiv and Moscow to cease hostilities. If Putin were to agree to end the conflict -- despite continued Russian offensives on the battlefield and relentless strikes on Ukraine's energy infrastructure -- it would likely hinge on two key factors. The first is the Russi.
