Ukrainians “hope for peace always,” but the Russians are indicating that they neither want peace or a 30-day ceasefire, Yulia Sirko, a member of the Ukrainian Parliament, told Newsmax Saturday. 

“Ukraine agreed for a 30-day ceasefire with Russia, and now the ball [is] on the Russian side,” Sirko said on Newsmax’s “America Right Now.” “But unfortunately, the latest announcements and latest comments from the Russian side are telling me that they don’t want peace, they don’t want this 30-day ceasefire. So we don’t see a clear answer from Russia’s side.”

The two sides were engaged in heavy aerial combat overnight, less than 24 hours after U.S. Envoy Steve Witkoff and Russian President Vladimir Putin met to discuss the details for an American-led proposal for the cease fire. 

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