International security experts have issued urgent calls to the US administration regarding the necessity of accelerating a political settlement to end the ongoing war in Ukraine, warning that prolonging the conflict contradicts Washington's supreme strategic interests. These analyses followed high-level consultations between the US and Russian leaderships. Observers criticized open-ended support policies, questioning the utility of indirect attempts to extricate Russia from its military predicament rather than enabling Kyiv to achieve a decisive victory. Analysts concluded that a delay in resolution could drag the region into military stagnation, culminating in a frozen ceasefire akin to the Korean scenario, which would create a sustained hotspot threatening global stability and draining international resources for long periods.