How 'The Simpsons' May Have Predicted Russian Invasion Of Ukraine

American sitcom, The Simpsons is known for predicting both light-hearted and major world happenings that are far ahead of its time. It has now been credited on social media for anticipating Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Following the tragic event, astute Twitter users analogized the conflict to a 1998 episode in the prophetic series called 'Simpson Tide'.

In it, Homer accidentally fires a submarine captain into Russian waters during a military exercise, prompting a newly resuscitated Soviet Union to deploy troops and tanks to the streets and instantly resurrect the Berlin Wall.

The troubling parallels were confirmed by the series showrunner Al Jean, who tweeted: “Very sad to say this was not hard to predict.”

“I hate to say it, but I was born in 1961, so 30 years of my life were lived with the specter of the Soviet Union,” Jean elaborated in an interview with the Hollywood Reporter.

 “So, to me, this is sadly more the norm than it is a prediction. We just figured things were going to go bad.”

Al Jean continued, “Historical aggression never really goes away, and you have to be super vigilant. In 1998, when this clip aired, it was maybe the zenith of U.S.-Russia relations.”

In the latest development, Russian forces overtook the Chernobyl nuclear power plant on Thursday after a brief but fierce fight with Ukrainian troops, government officials reported.