Political analyst Alexander Asafov believes it is still too early to speak about Kiev’s readiness to accept Moscow’s terms, noting that it remains unclear who would ultimately sign any peace agreement on the Ukrainian side.

Quoted by Lenta.ru, Asafov said he considers the current stage of talks to be only halfway through the discussion of various ceasefire options and argued that it is premature to present any particular proposal as final or agreed by the parties.

He pointed out that modern history already offers examples of drawn-out peace processes. Asafov recalled that negotiations to end the war in Vietnam lasted four years while hostilities continued in parallel, and on this basis concluded that expecting a swift outcome in the current talks would be unrealistic.

The analyst also stressed that the firm position of the Russian side has to be taken into account. In his view, Kiev’s stance in this situation is secondary, since the Ukrainian authorities, as he put it, are guided by the will of the United States.

Earlier, the Reuters agency reported that during three-way talks in Abu-Dabi, Moscow discussed the so-called «Anchorage formula». According to those reports, the proposal envisages Russia maintaining control over the entire Donbass and freezing the line of contact in other regions.

In addition, Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov previously stated that the territorial component of the peace settlement framework discussed at the summit in Anchorage is fundamental for Moscow.