Russia would prefer to achieve goals in Ukraine through peace agreement — Kremlin

MOSCOW, May 3. /TASS/. Russia would prefer to achieve its goals in Ukraine through a peace agreement but if Kiev is unwilling to do so, Moscow will pursue its objectives through the special military operation, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told TV reporter Pavel Zarubin. "We would prefer to achieve our goals through a deal, a peace agreement. However, if the Kiev regime is unwilling to do so, we will try to persuade it by continuing and completing the special military operation," he said.