Kremlin officially confirms: Russia does not want an end to the fire. Moscow refuses to agree to a full ceasefire on the front lines as it plans to continue its offensive, Dmitry Peskov, the Kremlin’s spokesperson, told Sky News.
Meanwhile, Russia keeps advancing to the northeastern city of Sumy. Its goal is to occupy the region and move as close to the town to strike it with tube artillery. The situation is the same in Kharkiv Oblast. Moscow has also launched its summer offensive in the south. At the same time, it has doubled its attacks on Ukrainian civilians amid US President Donald Trump’s peace efforts, which mostly consist of pressuring Kyiv. Since the start of his 2025 presidency, no new aid has been approved for Ukraine.
“Now we have a strategic advantage. Why should we lose it? We are not going to lose it. We are going further. We’re advancing and we’ll continue to advance,” Peskov said.
Moscow has already stated that it cannot agree to a truce as long as Ukraine continues to receive military aid from Western partners, rearm, and regroup its forces.
“But America is not saying that ‘we’ll quit any supplies’. Britain is not saying that as well. France is not saying that as well. This is the problem,” Peskov emphasized.
When asked whether Russia could make similar commitments to halt support from Iran, China, or North Korea, Peskov ignored the question.
The Kremlin’s position once again demonstrates that Putin is not seeking peace, but rather trying to consolidate territorial gains and maintain pressure on Ukraine and the West.
Earlier, Russia conducted its biggest attack of the full-scale war on Kyiv, launching 500 weapons simultaneously, and killing 28 civilians. Moscow began its terror campaign against the population in 2022, burning 90% of Mariupol and Bakhmut and committing atrocities during the attacks on Bucha in Kyiv Oblast.