Anders Nielsen, a military analyst at the Royal Danish Defense College, explains why imposing a peace agreement on Ukraine is futile. In recent years, more politicians in Europe have begun to declare that it is time to make peace, and that military support for Ukraine cannot continue forever. They talk about it as if there is a peace agreement already on the table, and it is up to the Ukrainian government to accept it or not. In fact, these echo the approach of the current US government. However, to understand why this is not the case, it is necessary to discuss again the goals each side sets for itself. There is a misconception that Ukraine still insists on returning to the 1991 borders. At the same time, the Russians say their goal is to gain full control over Donbas, and then they will be ready for peace. Obviously, if these were real goals, the Russians are closer to achieving them than the Ukrainians are. It gives the false impression that the Russians are real big. • In fact, the opposite is true. The Ukrainian demand for access to the country's borders was relevant in 2022 and 2023, but since 2024 the Ukrainian rhetoric has changed. Ukraine agrees to end the war on the current front, only without recognizing Russia's annexation of these territories. Therefore, the Ukrainians readily agreed to Trump's proposal in 2025 to freeze hostilities. Despite this, the journalists continue to regularly ask Zelensky if he agrees to the freeze, and the positive answer is presented as a kind of "Break Through". However, Putin never said he would stop at the Downs. Russian officials at the highest level have repeatedly said that surrendering Donbass to them without a fight is only a precondition for further negotiations.