Mikhailo Samus

all of these negotiations only about ceasefire on the front line.

No withdrawing forces from Donbass, no recognizing that the Russian occupying forces will be illegal on Ukrainian territory.

Of course not.

Ukrainians say Russian President Vladimir Putin does not want peace.

He continues to bomb their cities nearly nightly and believes he's winning in the east, even though Russia lost 25,000 soldiers during the month of October alone.

Putin cannot stop.

That's Ukrainian military analyst Mikhailo Samus.

He says Putin has been trying to destroy Ukraine since 2014.

Samus says Ukrainians cannot give in to Putin and will never agree to give up territory.

He says the most Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky can sign for is a ceasefire because there will be no real peace as long as Putin exists.

Eleanor Beardsley, NPR News, Kyiv.