Will the war in Ukraine come to an end, and what should we expect from Trump? Financial Times has released its forecast for 2025.

The renowned global publication The Financial Times has released its traditional forecast for the upcoming year. In 2025, the publication anticipates the end of the war in Ukraine, Bitcoin reaching $200,000, and a major deal in the American film industry.

The forecast has been published on the publication's website. One of the key points in the forecast is the expected cessation of the war in Ukraine. The publication believes that the conflict will conclude next year.

The forecast is based on the necessity for the U.S. and its partners to intensify sanctions against Russia and significantly increase support for Ukraine. The publication predicts that newly elected U.S. President Donald Trump will compel the Kremlin to genuinely engage in negotiations under terms acceptable to Ukraine and the West.

In response, Ukraine may agree to recognize de facto (but not de jure) Russian control over temporarily occupied Ukrainian territories—in exchange for security guarantees from the U.S. and the European Union. NATO membership will be postponed, and Putin will likely prepare for a new conflict while hoping that Europe loses its resolve.

Here are some additional predictions made by the publication:

• Will Donald Trump initiate a full-scale tariff war? It's quite possible. He may impose a 10% tariff on half of U.S. imports, primarily targeting goods from China.
• Interest rates in the U.S. will not decrease in 2025 due to Trump's economic policies.
• Emmanuel Macron will remain President of France, but his control over the state will be significantly weakened.
• The "Big Tech Seven" – Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Meta, Microsoft, Nvidia, and Tesla – will not face collapse. None will go bankrupt, but their growth will be limited.
• China will attempt to influence global markets by lowering export prices.
• Elon Musk and Trump will not fall out, as Musk has too much to gain for his business from this "friendship."
• The global bond market will not decline.
• The coming year will be marked by no reduction in carbon emissions, as economic stimulus will increase energy demand.
• The U.S. and Israel will not strike Iran's nuclear facilities. However, the likelihood of such strikes is not zero.
• Bitcoin is likely to surpass $200,000 due to the favorable crypto policies of the Trump administration.
• The war in Sudan will continue. Too many external forces and players are involved, who stand to gain directly.
• Warner Bros Discovery may be sold, which would become the biggest deal of the year in Hollywood.

Interestingly, last year the publication announced forecasts on 22 points, with journalists only being wrong three times.

Meanwhile, it should be noted that on December 29, Russia stated that it rejects any "peace proposals" from the administration of newly elected U.S. President Donald Trump. The Kremlin disapproves of the points regarding NATO and European peacekeepers in Ukraine. The irony is that no official statements from the U.S. have even been issued yet.