Russia Seeks Peace Only On Its Own Terms, Kremlin's Spokesperson Says

Russia seeks not a truce but peace, which will come only after Moscow's conditions are met, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov stated on December 13.

“We have repeatedly said that a truce in itself is not what we want. We want peace that will come after our conditions are fulfilled and our goals are achieved,” Peskov said, according to Russian media Vesti.

He added that Russia remains open to negotiations on Ukraine and considers them necessary, but does not see any groundwork for negotiations with Kyiv at this time, claiming that "Ukraine is evading them."

The Kremlin has also stated that negotiations could potentially take place based on the Istanbul agreements. 

Earlier in November, Radio Liberty obtained a draft capitulation agreement that Moscow proposed to Ukraine in the early days of the full-scale invasion in 2022.

On December 13, Russia launched a large-scale combined missile and drone attack, deploying Kh-47M2 Kindzhal hypersonic missiles from MiG-31K jets and Kalibr cruise missiles from the Black Sea. The attacks caused significant damage to Ukraine’s power grid, Ukraine’s largest private energy provider, DTEK reported.