His words are quoted by the propaganda state agency Interfax."We want peace. We don't want a ceasefire to give Ukraine a respite and prepare for continuing the war. Right now, the question is whether we are moving toward what President Trump calls a deal or not... If the Ukrainians have and begin to be dominated by a desire to replace moving toward a deal with instant unviable solutions, then we are hardly ready to participate in this," the spokesman for the Russian dictator stated.He also repeated that Russia's position on the issue of settlement is "consistent, transparent, and well known both in the U.S. and in Ukraine.""We want to stop this war, achieve our goals, secure our interests, and guarantee peace in Europe for the future," Peskov stated.The day before, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz proposed that Russia arrange a ceasefire in Ukraine during Christmas and stated that now everything depends on Moscow.