NSA Jake Sullivan: Now Is Not The Moment For Ukraine To Negotiate

White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan, speaking at an event in Washington DC, has told reporters that it's been a “remarkable thing” to watch Ukraine step up and push back Russian invaders.

• Per Lucian Kim at the Wilson Center, Sullivan said that the, "US role is to help put Ukraine in best position when time comes to negotiate. [but] That moment is not now.”
• Sullivan: "Not to diminish war’s human toll, where Ukraine is now in resisting Russian aggression would have been his wildly optimistic scenario at beginning of invasion."
• Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov this week ruled out the prospect of a Christmas ceasefire: "No, no such offers have been received from anybody. This topic is not on the agenda."
• Reuters: "Military analysts say a winter deadlock could set in, even as fierce fighting continues especially in the eastern Ukrainian region of Donetsk, where Russian forces are pushing to capture the town of Bakhmut."