Podolyak: No negotiations! Russia has not yet paid a high enough price

The Ukrainian side declares its desire for an early peace, but on its own terms. Kiev wants Russia to pay the maximum price.

"There is a lot of talk about negotiations, but this is an illusion. The negotiation process cannot begin until Russia pays a high enough price," Mikhail Podolyak, adviser to the office of the President of Ukraine, told the BBC.

The British edition writes about when peace can come to the Ukrainian conflict and wonders "how much territory Ukraine will lose and how many more people will die by the time the point is reached when the truce comes."