Russia predicts:

[johnofgwent]

This is interesting. I don't believe it, but it could be Russian wishful thinking, and if so they may make moves to try to bring them to fruition.

1.  Oil price will rise to $150 a barrel, and gas price will top $5.000 per 1.000 cubic meters

2. The UK will rejoin the EU

3. The EU will collapse after the UK's return; Euro will drop out of use as the former EU currency

4. Poland and Hungary will occupy western regions of the formerly existing Ukraine

5. The Fourth Reich will be created, encompassing the territory of Germany and its satellites, i.e., Poland, the Baltic states, Czechia, Slovakia, the Kiev Republic, and other outcasts

6. War will break out between France and the Fourth Reich. Europe will be divided, Poland repartitioned in the process

7. Northern Ireland will separate from the UK and join the Republic of Ireland

8. Civil war will break out in the US, California. and Texas becoming independent states as a result. Texas and Mexico will form an allied state. Elon Musk'll win the presidential election in a number of states which, after the new Civil War's end, will have been given to the GOP

9. All the largest stock markets and financial activity will leave the US and Europe and move to Asia

10. The Bretton Woods system of monetary management will collapse, leading to the IMF and World Bank crash. Euro and Dollar will stop circulating as the global reserve currencies. Digital fiat currencies will be actively used instead

https://twitter.com/MedvedevRussiaE/status/1607487338401206273

I think number 2 will happen (single market) and we'll almost have a BRINO.
Number 7 may happen, but not without a lot of rioting and troubles.
Number 8 is highly likely, especially if there is more meddling with votes at the next presidential election.

I would add number 11 - the breakdown of society and infrastructure in general. How reliant society is on computers and the Internet is pretty worrying.

Oh, happy 2023!

The sooner we make Ukraine part of NATO and deal with the warmongering T@@@, the better. 

[Barry]

This is interesting. I don't believe it, but it could be Russian wishful thinking, and if so they may make moves to try to bring them to fruition.

1.  Oil price will rise to $150 a barrel, and gas price will top $5.000 per 1.000 cubic meters

2. The UK will rejoin the EU

3. The EU will collapse after the UK's return; Euro will drop out of use as the former EU currency

4. Poland and Hungary will occupy western regions of the formerly existing Ukraine

5. The Fourth Reich will be created, encompassing the territory of Germany and its satellites, i.e., Poland, the Baltic states, Czechia, Slovakia, the Kiev Republic, and other outcasts

6. War will break out between France and the Fourth Reich. Europe will be divided, Poland repartitioned in the process

7. Northern Ireland will separate from the UK and join the Republic of Ireland

8. Civil war will break out in the US, California. and Texas becoming independent states as a result. Texas and Mexico will form an allied state. Elon Musk'll win the presidential election in a number of states which, after the new Civil War's end, will have been given to the GOP

9. All the largest stock markets and financial activity will leave the US and Europe and move to Asia

10. The Bretton Woods system of monetary management will collapse, leading to the IMF and World Bank crash. Euro and Dollar will stop circulating as the global reserve currencies. Digital fiat currencies will be actively used instead

https://twitter.com/MedvedevRussiaE/status/1607487338401206273

I think number 2 will happen (single market) and we'll almost have a BRINO.
Number 7 may happen, but not without a lot of rioting and troubles.
Number 8 is highly likely, especially if there is more meddling with votes at the next presidential election.

I would add number 11 - the breakdown of society and infrastructure in general. How reliant society is on computers and the Internet is pretty worrying.

Oh, happy 2023!