Russia winning Ukraine war is 'realistic possibility': U.K.'s Johnson

British PM admits after meeting Modi that India's position on Moscow won't change

Pro-Russian troops are seen atop of an armored personnel carrier during in the southern Ukraine port city of Mariupol on April 21. © Reuters

KIRAN SHARMA and RHYANNON BARTLETT-IMAGAWA, Nikkei staff writers

April 22, 2022 23:41 JST

NEW DELHI/LONDON -- British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Friday conceded that the war in Ukraine could last until 2023 and that Russia could emerge as the victor.

Johnson was asked during a news conference in New Delhi if he agreed with indications from Western intelligence officials that the war in Ukraine could continue until the end of next year and that a Russian victory could be a possible end scenario.