The Kremlin may try to end the war against Ukraine by the end of 2025: Bild reveals the reasons

Kremlin dictator Vladimir Putin may soon end the war against Ukraine. One of the reasons pushing Moscow to such a decision is the rapid deterioration of the aggressor country's economy.

This is the opinion of the German government, according to the German newspaper Bild. According to the newspaper, the German government's "internal analysis" concludes that the Kremlin may end the war in 2025 and is already sending appropriate signals to the Russian population and the international community.

One of the reasons for this conclusion is the deteriorating economic situation in Russia, the article says.

Thus, interest rates and food prices in Russia are rising rapidly.

In the last five months alone, the Russian ruble has lost more than 20% against the euro.

And the work of the Russian military-industrial complex in three shifts can no longer hide the crisis in other industries. While in 2024 economic growth was just under 4%, in 2025 it is expected to be just over 1%.

Another sign of the Kremlin's desire to end the war, Bild writes, is the Putin administration's preparations for a post-war election campaign before the 2026 parliamentary elections.

This was reported by Russian media in December.

"Putin's administration assumes that the end of the 'SMO' will come and we need to be ready for it," said one of their sources.

The upcoming results of Putin's "special operation" should be seen by Russians as a victory, he added.

According to the source, Russia is already working on the "image of victory."

Analysts in Germany consider such a publication by the Russian media as approved by the Kremlin, and the information in it as deliberately leaked.

Among other things, it openly mentions election goals: The Kremlin has set targets for United Russia's turnout and results at 55%.

The Putin administration is also concerned about the return of the occupiers from the front, according to the Russian media.

Officials are planning to provide them with employment, financial support, and to foster a respectful attitude toward them in society.

This is supposed to prevent the military from being involved in "protest movements or crime."

Another decisive factor in the rapid end of the war is the desire of US President-elect Donald Trump to begin negotiations with Russia and Ukraine as soon as possible after his inauguration on January 20.

However, in response to Bild's inquiry, the German Foreign Ministry said that the government currently assumes that the war in Ukraine will continue:

"Putin is not currently seriously interested in peace talks and a sustainable peace. [Russia] is not backing down from its maximum demands, such as recognizing the annexation of Ukrainian territory."

According to the German newspaper, the analysis of German officials only refers to a possible scenario.

As always, the signals sent by the Kremlin can mean something else, the opposite, or nothing at all, summarized Bild political observer Philipp Pyatov.

As reported by OBOZ.UA, earlier Russian oppositionist Olga Kurnosova noted that the fatigue of Russian elites from the deteriorating socio-economic situation in Russia due to the war could become the main threat to Putin. Under such pressure, the war criminal may agree to freeze the fighting at the front, Kurnosova suggests.

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