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Because Russia was stocking up on foreign valuta for exactly the current scenario.

Close advisors to Zelensky have been aware of the incoming invasion since at least 2017. But they could not act, because sounding the alarm would cause mass evacuations. This would have clogged their infrastructure, which would prevent their army from being able to act quickly and basically lose them the war before it had even begun.

It is not a very strong example of a prediction. At most it shows he is well informed.




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