A Ukrainian MP and the leader of political party Holos told GB News Russia's attack on Kyiv "felt like Armageddon".
Kira Rudik, who serves as a People's Deputy of Ukraine, opened up about the reality of the devastating attack on her nation's capital that left a third of the city powerless in the early hours of this morning.
The attack came just hours after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced he would be visiting President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida for peace negotiations.
Ms Rudik told GB News what she thinks about the US-brokered deal, saying: "Unfortunately, we are trying not to get our hopes up here in Kyiv because we are in a very dire situation.
"The attack this night was really devastating. It felt like Armageddon.
"And right now, about one third of four million people. The city is without electricity, without heating.
"For example, I do not have running water. I do not have heat in my home. And there are so many people who are struggling right now with the really bad weather conditions, especially with this attack.
"It doesn't have like really any military purpose for Russia because it doesn't happen at the front line, but they are trying to destroy our energy infrastructure, to bring havoc, to bring disappointment, to use weather as a weapon on Ukraine.
Kira Rudik said the attack 'felt like Armageddon'
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"So on the deal that President Zelensky is going to discuss with President Trump, it is critical that Ukraine proves that we are not on the way to peace," she added.
"That was one of the obstacles to real negotiations, because President Trump was trying to turn his eye back and say, 'well, maybe it's Ukraine doesn't want peace', which is completely untrue.
"We want peace more than anybody else and we are ready to discuss and negotiate."
Ms Rudik further claimed that Russia is currently not under sufficient pressure to end the war, claiming they have "no intention to end the war right now".
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In the early hours this morning, Russia launched one of its biggest attacks on the city in months
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Last night marked one of the biggest attacks on the Ukrainian capital in months, with around 500 drones and 40 missiles launched on the city, President Zelensky said.
The air strikes began in the early hours of Saturday morning, zoning in on power stations and civilian infrastructure, leaving 22 injured, including two children.
In the wider region, one woman was killed and a few apartment blocs were battered while rescue workers scoured the rubble to find survivors.
Additionally, around 320,000 homes were left without power, as well as approximately 2,600 buildings and schools across the city.
Asked whether Ms Rudik was nervous about Mr Zelensky's meeting with Mr Trump on Sunday, given the duo's notoriously awkward White House clash in February this year, Ms Rudik acknowledged the risks.
"This needs to go well. But Donald Trump is so unpredictable. JD Vance the same. [Mr Zelensky has] never visited Mar-a-Lago before. A lot could go wrong here," Charlie weighed in.
"That's absolutely true," Ms Rudik concurred, adding: "And you're right. We are always nervous when this high level meeting that will have such a significant impact on our life, on life of Ukrainian people, is taking place.
"We have seen that things may go very good and may go very bad, or sometimes they may sound very good and everybody will be clapping and applauding, but nothing will happen.
"But if there is like a slight chance that that it can bring peace closer, that Ukrainian people can stop being killed every single day and night, President Zelensky needs to take it and needs to try his best.
"He must remember the goal is not for him to become friends with President Trump. The goal is to represent a country that's bleeding people who are being killed and their homes are being destroyed."
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