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Who Appears More Willing to End the Russia-Ukraine War?
If “wanting to stop the war” means actively pursuing an end to fighting before achieving every war aim, Ukraine appears more willing based on public positions—but public statements cannot prove leaders’ private intent... Ukraine says it wants the war to end, while insisting that any settlement include credible secur...
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- If “wanting to stop the war” means actively pursuing an end to fighting before achieving every war aim, Ukraine appears more willing based on public positions—but public statements cannot prove leaders’ private intent...
- Ukraine says it wants the war to end, while insisting that any settlement include credible security guarantees.[5][11]
- Russia says it is open to a deal, but the Kremlin has said its conditions have not changed since 2024.[3][4]
- A brief halt in attacks on Kyiv and Moscow showed that limited restraint is possible, but it was not the same as a comprehensive, durable ceasefire.[2]
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The clearest answer is Ukraine—if “wanting to stop the war” means being willing to pursue an end to the fighting without first securing every possible war objective. That is an inference from the governments’ public positions, not proof of what either leadership privately intends.4
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Ukraine: seeking an end, but not at any price
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has called for direct talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin. On September 6, 2026, he again said Ukraine wanted to bring the war to an end, while stressing that it needed security guarantees.5
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That distinction matters. Wanting a ceasefire does not mean accepting any proposed terms. For Ukraine, security guarantees are presented as necessary to prevent a future attack rather than simply pausing the current conflict.5
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Russia: open to talks, while holding to existing demands
President Vladimir Putin said on September 3 that he believed an agreement to end the war was possible.3 But that statement alone does not show that Moscow is prepared to make major concessions.
The Kremlin said in June that Russia’s conditions for a peace agreement had not changed since 2024.4 Those conditions include demands that Ukrainian forces withdraw from four regions claimed by Moscow and that Ukraine publicly abandon plans to join NATO.
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In other words, Russia may be willing to negotiate, but its publicly stated position remains tied to terms Ukraine is unlikely to accept.
A temporary pause is not a lasting ceasefire
During visits by U.S. envoys in September, Russia and Ukraine temporarily halted strikes on each other’s capitals, Moscow and Kyiv.2 That was a meaningful sign that both sides could accept a limited pause under particular circumstances.
Still, it should not be confused with a full ceasefire. The temporary arrangement did not amount to a comprehensive or lasting halt to the war.2
The bottom line
It is too simplistic to treat rejection of the other side’s terms as proof that a government does not want peace. Three separate questions are involved:
- whether a side wants the fighting to stop;
- whether it is prepared to compromise; and
- whether it will accept the other side’s proposed settlement.
Based on the available public evidence, Ukraine appears more actively focused on a ceasefire backed by security guarantees, while Russia appears more focused on a settlement that preserves its longstanding conditions.4
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This evidence does not establish which country’s population wants peace more; it addresses the stated positions of the two governments.
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If “wanting to stop the war” means actively pursuing an end to fighting before achieving every war aim, Ukraine appears more willing based on public positions—but public statements cannot prove leaders’ private intent...
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If “wanting to stop the war” means actively pursuing an end to fighting before achieving every war aim, Ukraine appears more willing based on public positions—but public statements cannot prove leaders’ private intent... Ukraine says it wants the war to end, while insisting that any settlement include credible security guarantees.[5][11]
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Russia says it is open to a deal, but the Kremlin has said its conditions have not changed since 2024.[3][4]
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reuters.comKremlin says Russia's stance on conditions for a Ukraine peace deal has not changed since 2024
english.news.cnZelensky says Ukraine seeks to end conflict with Russia, needs security guarantees