A senior Ukrainian delegation visiting Washington, D.C., this week brought a warning of Russia’s upcoming war plans on the country, urging greater pressure on Moscow to achieve a ceasefire and peace deal.

Coming off the success of an audacious drone attack against Russian warplanes on Sunday, the Ukrainian delegation urged greater U.S. military assistance to Kyiv and stricter sanctions on Russia on the path to bringing the war to an end.

“I think it’s very important now to start to speak with Russia in the language of strength because it’s one language which this country understands,” Andriy Yermak, head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, said in a press conference Wednesday.

“It doesn’t mean that Ukraine closes the door to continue the negotiations. But it's necessary that Russia [is] coming to these negotiations really with the political will,” Yermak continued.

Ukraine has criticized Russia’s participation in two rounds of direct talks, most recently on Monday, as putting forward terms for ending the war amounting to Ukraine’s capitulation and surrender.

At the Ukrainian Embassy on Wednesday, the delegation showed the press a presentation likely similar to........

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