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A demonstrator holds a sign during a peaceful stand for Ukraine rally in Boston, Massachusetts.
  • Russia has no interest in a peace agreement at this time, an official told The New York Times.
  • Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said there are "currently no grounds" for a deal with Ukraine.
  • "We will continue the operation for the foreseeable future," Peskov said.

Moscow has no interest in any proposed deal to end the war in Ukraine, a Kremlin spokesperson told the New York Times in an interview published Sunday. 

The admission, which was promoted by Russian state media, comes amid claims by some American politicians that the United States could broker an agreement by withholding arms and urging Ukraine to make territorial concessions.