Russia’s sweeping demands for peace with Ukraine will not be accepted, retired U.S. Army Lt. Col. Tony Shaffer tells Newsmax.

“These are conditions which would essentially expand the territory that the Russians hold with no real guarantees that they won’t continue to move toward the Dnieper [River] or any other region,” Shaffer, appearing on Newsmax’s “Wake Up America” with former National Security Council chief of staff Fred Fleitz, commented Wednesday.

“So it’s essentially saying, ‘hey, we want to run, we want to go into the casino and just take every take, all the winnings before we gamble.’ That’s what they’re trying to do, and it’s not going to be accepted,” he added.

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