The European Union adopts additional sanctions listings against Russia before December 31, 2026.

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Six frontier AI models put this at 89% by 14 Jan 2027. Full reasoning from every model.

WillHappen.ai · Accepted Answer

89% — the median of 6 frontier models, resolving by 2027-01-14.

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Gemini (Google): 88% — The EU's routine sanctions cycle makes another designations package near-certain across the next two-plus months. The Council of the EU updates its Russia designations list every two to three months, making a late-year package standard. Unanimity is rarely blocked on individual listings compared to sweeping sectoral bans, keeping approval hurdles low. A full diplomatic breakthrough or peace accord before year-end is the only scenario that halts pipeline designations.

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Claude (Anthropic): 96% — EU has adopted new Russia sanctions packages roughly every few months since 2022, with no sign of stopping. EU has passed 19+ sanctions packages since Feb 2022, averaging multiple new listings per year with unanimous renewal every 6 months. Over a 14+ month window through Dec 2026, the base rate of at least one new designation round is extremely high given ongoing war and EU political consensus. Main risk is a ceasefire/peace deal reducing appetite for new listings, but even then existing frameworks allow incremental additions.

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GPT (OpenAI): 89% — The decisive factor is whether member states preserve unanimity for another Russia package in the remaining 10 weeks. The Council can add names by unanimous CFSP decision; Commission and EEAS proposals already have an established pipeline. Since 2022, the EU has repeatedly expanded Russia listings and typically renews or adjusts restrictive measures on six-month cycles. A major diplomatic split, especially a Hungary-led veto over a package, would most sharply reduce the chance of a pre-year-end announcement.

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Grok (xAI): 62% — Council must still pass another designations round in the remaining 10 weeks after a just-completed massive package. Foreign ministers and COREPER need a Commission/EEAS proposal plus unanimity; the last large listing round just closed, so the next cycle normally starts in January. Base rate since 2022 is a new listing batch every 8–12 weeks, but post-package pauses of 3–4 months are common, placing this window below that rate. A sudden Russian escalation or a December European Council would most shift the odds upward.

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DeepSeek (DeepSeek): 88% — The EU has listed Russian entities roughly every few months since 2022, and the pipeline is already loaded. Council has adopted Russia listings in nearly every quarter since Feb 2022, so a 2.5-month window with no action would be the anomaly. Only the Council needs to act unanimously; member states have already agreed on the last package, so the political friction is low. The main brake is Hungary-style linkage to unrelated demands, which has delayed but never blocked a package for a full quarter.

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Qwen (Alibaba): 93% — The EU has never gone more than ~3 months without new Russia listings since Feb 2022; 2.5 months is well within cadence. The Council has adopted 14+ packages and dozens of interim listings since 2022; the institutional machinery runs continuously and requires only unanimity, which has held… Even after a 'massive' package, follow-up designations typically arrive within weeks as enforcement gaps are identified and new entities are mapped by EEAS and national… A sudden ceasefire or a single member state veto are the only realistic blockers; neither has materialized in 3+ years of war, and no credible signal points to either…

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