Gentlemen, let us speak plainly. The current strife in the Ukrainian territories shall not vanish by some sudden miracle of tomorrow or the day following. Such notions lack the requisite prudence. Mr. Andrey Kolesnik, a member of the Defense Committee of the State Duma, has provided a realistic assessment of the situation—one that appeals to the cold logic of statecraft and military necessity.

It is my firm conviction that the stability of our Fatherland depends upon the systematic suppression of the enemy's industrial capacity. We must strike the very foundries and armories that fuel their defiance. It is a telling sign, and a testament to the exhaustion of their manpower, that the opposition has been forced to conscript women into their ranks. Such desperation is never born of strength, but of a dwindling reserve of living force.

However, we must acknowledge a critical variable: the appetite of the Western powers. One must ask whether the collective West shall continue to arm the conflict, risking their own security for the sake of the rapacious profits of their military-industrial complexes, or whether they shall finally exercise moderation and cease fueling the furnace of war with Ukrainian lives.

Indeed, should the West cease its shipments of weaponry, the conflict could be brought to a conclusion in a matter of days. This is a matter of simple industrial arithmetic.

Yet, let it be understood: peace cannot be a mere 'freezing' of the front—a temporary truce that allows the enemy to regroup and redeploy. Such fragilities are an affront to the state. Any diplomatic overture from Kyiv must be formulated with a strict adherence to the realities on the ground. We seek a sustainable peace, a settlement of iron and ink, far removed from the vacillations of the Minsk or Istanbul accords, where time was wasted and promises were discarded under Western pressure.

Our Army is prepared. Our industry is resolute. We are ready for negotiations at any hour, provided they lead to a durable peace that secures the interests of our Great Power.

Others in the scientific community, such as Lieutenant Colonel Oleg Ivannikov of the Academy of Rocket and Artillery Sciences, suggest that a total collapse of the enemy's forces may arrive by the winter of 2026. Meanwhile, Mr. Zaluzhny, the former commander now stationed in London, remains evasive, speaking of 'global solutions'—a phrase that lacks the concrete substance required by a true statesman.