The potential for a stable peace agreement between Ukraine and Russia is still on shaky ground, Kurt Volker, former ambassador to Ukraine, told Newsmax on Saturday.

Volker told Wake Up America Weekend that Russian President Vladimir Putin has placed unreasonable demands on the negotiating table. “They want the country (Ukraine) to be completely neutral. They want to change the government. They want no more military support. They want it to be a demilitarized country. They want not only the land they’ve taken. They want more. So I just don’t see Russia being able to agree.”

Volker said while a full-fledged peace deal may be hard to achieve, a cease-fire of some sort may be workable. “But I can see a ceasefire, and I can see putting in place the kind of deterrent mechanisms that would prevent Putin from thinking it’s worthwhile to try to attack again. That, I think, is where we are actually headed later on. But let’s give President Trump every chance to see if he can really get a deal.”

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