Fighting remains intense in southern and eastern Ukraine, where Russian units are deeply entrenched, preventing Ukraine's forces from making significant advances.
They note that neither Russia nor Ukraine seems to be at a point where a political resolution is palatable, however.
'Red lines' firmly drawnBoth Russia and Ukraine have repeatedly said they want the war to end — but on their terms.
For its part, the Kremlin said in December that it saw no current basis for peace talks, and called Kyiv's peace plan an "absurd process" as it excluded Russia.
One big stumbling block in any potential peace talks now is their respective positions on territorial integrity.
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