Ukraine, Trump, and the war in the East: The Financial Times correctly predicted 19 out of 22 events in 2024

The British international newspaper Financial Times annually publishes forecasts for the next year. It is noteworthy that for 2024, the editors correctly predicted 19 events out of 22 forecasts.

Several predictions concerned the Russian-Ukrainian war. OBOZ.UA found out which events for 2024 the Financial Times predicted correctly.

At the end of 2023, the Financial Times expressed confidence that the United States and the European Union would continue to finance Ukraine. The newspaper also wrote that the fighting between Russia and Ukraine would continue throughout the year. Both predictions about the Russian-Ukrainian war came true.

A number of predictions concerned escalation in the Middle East. In particular, the Financial Times predicted that the fighting between Israel and Hamas terrorists would continue for a year. At the same time, journalists said that the war in the Gaza Strip would not provoke a full-scale regional conflict.

The Financial Times also tried to predict the outcome of the US presidential election. It is noteworthy that at the end of 2023, journalists were skeptical about the prospect of Donald Trump's victory and, as a result, were wrong.

In addition, the newspaper predicted the bankruptcy of the American social network X, which in 2022 (Twitter before rebranding) was bought by inventor Elon Musk for $22 billion.

The third wrong prediction of the Financial Times concerned the economy. The journalists predicted that the Bank of Japan would not raise rates above zero, but they were ultimately wrong.

As a reminder, Israeli military observer David Sharpe said that 2025 could be the last year of the Russian-Ukrainian war, and it could end in one of two scenarios: peace talks between Ukraine and Russia or the destruction of Ukraine.

As reported by OBOZ.UA, dictator Vladimir Putin answered questions from propagandists about the possibility of the war waged against Ukraine ending in 2025. In particular, he said that he was "striving" to end it, but was still going to "achieve his goals."

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