Regardless, it remains a potential staging ground for a Russian invasion of Central and Western Europe from which the classic prophecies of World War III indicate it may be launched. But be advised that because this war in Ukraine is a slow-burning quagmire, the final stage could happen at any time between now and the late 2030's. And by the time it happens, Russia may no longer be the Russia as we know it today, but a vassal of Far Eastern, Central Asian, and Middle Eastern interests, new powers arising in those regions. Even China may be broken up into several states. Likewise, NATO may no longer exist, the EU will be much more powerful, and the United States as we now know it may be bound to other nations like Canada and the UK.
That is a much longer view, but due to recent events in 2022 it is one to take seriously. Kazakhstan and the rest of Central Asia, once a powerful ally of Moscow, is opposed to the war in Ukraine ... and warned Russian officials of that view last year. It now looks eastwards, towards China. Iran, and its "barbarian satrap" leaders (quoting Nostradamus), is now militarily allied with Russia in Ukraine. Yet the day will come, according to Nostradamus, when Russia and the United States both will be "overwhelmed" by an Iranian superpower. And, returning once again to Kazakhstan and the other "stans" in Central Asia, they will one day form a powerful axis with this country once called Persia, and with the help of the former Ottoman Empire (Turkey), will actually be the invaders from the East of classic prophecy, not the current Russian federation nor even the current entity now known as China.
If we are indeed talking about the late 2030's, the years ahead are still quite long ... and long enough for these changes and others to take place.
But God is a conditional agent of action. Regardless of what classic prophecy promises, this horror known as World War III could arise and destroy most of the world at any time, soon, even now.