Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Tuesday that with the current position Ukraine is holding, Russia's special military operation goals can only be achieved by force.
"We highly appreciate the efforts of those countries that have already made considerable attempts to bring the solution to this conflict in a peaceful way, but again, this is not yet possible," Peskov said, adding that currently, the only way to go is by using military means.
The spokesperson also touched upon the topic of Russia's relations with Moldova and Georgia, stating that the United States is the one trying to create "hotbeds of tension" along the borders and is "trying to arrange some kind of geopolitical competition in these zones."