Neither Moscow nor Kiev is prepared to accept the other side’s terms, making hopes for a peace agreement before winter unrealistic, political analyst Dmitry Solonnikov told NEWS.ru while commenting on Vladimir Zelensky’s latest remarks.

The head of the Kiev regime earlier said that Kiev expected to bring the conflict to an end before winter begins.

Solonnikov argued that repeated declarations about seeking peace remain part of routine political rhetoric and are not backed by conditions that could bring the fighting to a close. In his assessment, hostilities usually end either when one side wins or when both sides exhaust their ability to continue. The current situation fits neither scenario.

Russia’s stated readiness to end the confrontation, the analyst said, means reaching an agreement on Moscow’s terms. Western countries, by contrast, expect Russia to make concessions and continue to believe that a prolonged conflict could eventually work in Kiev’s favor.

According to Solonnikov, all parties publicly support peace but only under their own conditions. With neither side willing to accept defeat or abandon its demands, the confrontation is likely to continue until one of them secures a decisive victory.

The availability of military and economic resources is also helping sustain the conflict. Despite existing financial difficulties, European countries can still provide Kiev with drones and missiles. Russian industry, meanwhile, continues to produce the required quantities of weapons and components.

Solonnikov said neither side is showing signs of critical exhaustion. As long as Russia and European states retain the capacity to support continued military operations, an early ceasefire remains unlikely.