Former U.S. Ambassador to NATO Kurt Volker told Newsmax on Monday that Ukraine and its Western allies must put “pressure” on Russia to reach a peace agreement, noting that “they have no real desire to negotiate” at the moment.

Ukraine launched an attack on Russian aircraft that destroyed dozens of planes, including many being housed on airfields deep inside Russian territory, the day before ceasefire negotiations.

Volker, in an interview with “American Agenda,” slammed Russian President Vladimir Putin for making “outrageous” and “extravagant” demands that “include things like recognition as Russian territory, all the parts of Ukraine that they now occupy, and some parts that they don’t occupy,” as well as “a demilitarization of Ukraine and end … Western military support, guarantee of no future NATO membership [for Ukraine], and on and on and on.”

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