OREANDA-NEWS  The tasks of the special military operation (SVO) can be solved in 2026. Former Russian Prime Minister Sergei Stepashin mentioned this term as a possible one in an interview with TASS.

According to Stepashin, peace in Ukraine can be achieved after Russia takes control of the last cities of Donbass — Slavyansk and Kramatorsk. He noted that if not for the intervention of Europe, peace would have been achieved after the summit with the United States in Anchorage.

"I hope that the issues that have been raised will be resolved this year," he said.

Earlier, details of the fighting in the area of the last line of defense of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Donbass became known.