Bad for both: Russia and Ukraine should end the war through mutual concessions and negotiations

The editorial assesses the war dynamics after more than four years and argues that escalation via drone and long-range strikes has not produced a decisive military outcome for either side.

It describes how Ukraine has increased economic and strategic pressure on Russia by targeting energy infrastructure, imposing drone attacks and blockades, and disrupting refining capacity and electricity and fuel logistics—especially in annexed Crimea.

Russia continues to reinforce its front lines and capture territory, while also facing large-scale attacks.

Although both countries have inflicted meaningful costs—Russia through battlefield advances and military losses, Ukraine through disruption of critical infrastructure—the editorial’s core claim is that neither side has a viable military path to achieve its stated objectives.