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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. \u2014 Roman Voloshyn has been serving up pierogis in St. Petersburg for years. But this week, his thoughts are less about his restaurant, Pierogi Bar, and more about the ongoing war in Ukraine.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy family, for generations, stood for Ukraine and for culture and for community,\u201d Voloshyn said.<\/p>\n

Watch full report from Chad Mills<\/p>\n

Tampa Bay area Ukrainian-American voices skepticism over renewed peace talks<\/p>\n

He\u2019s worried about a 28-point plan revealed last week that aims to stop the fighting. Some observers have described the plan as too favorable to Russia, since it asks Ukraine to give up land and make other concessions.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s not a peace plan, it\u2019s a surrender plan,\u201d Voloshyn said. \u201cIt\u2019s not going to happen. Ukraine cannot give territory away. Judicially, it\u2019s not possible.\u201d<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, U.S. and Ukrainian officials met Sunday in Miami to discuss ways to move toward peace. According to ABC News, both sides described the meeting as \u201cproductive.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe don\u2019t just want to end the war,\u201d U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said after the meeting. \u201cWe also want to help Ukraine be safe forever, so never again will they face another invasion. And, equally importantly, we want them to enter an age of true prosperity.\u201d<\/p>\n

Still, Voloshyn remains skeptical.<\/p>\n

\u201cRussia is not going to accept anything,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He worries that Russia will not agree to any plan that respects Ukraine\u2019s sovereignty and that Ukraine won\u2019t accept anything that compromises its independence or territory.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe ceasefire may happen,\u201d he said. \u201cThe war will not stop. It\u2019s just too deep of ideological difference between what Ukraine is and what Russia is.\u201d<\/p>\n

U.S. diplomats are expected to travel to Moscow on Tuesday to continue discussions with Russia, despite the skepticism of Voloshyn and others.<\/p>\n

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