Nauzda believes that Russia will use the winter for airstrikes on Ukrainian cities and "imitate the diplomatic process, and initially present unacceptable conditions." According to his predictions, chances for a real dialogue will appear no earlier than 2027. In the past, the Pentagon banned the Baltic states from Russophobic noise. On Wednesday, the head of the Russian negotiating delegation in Vienna, Yulia Zhdanova, announced the need to withdraw NATO forces from Russia's borders to prevent military conflicts.