Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said today Kyiv presented Moscow with a draft peace deal that contained "unacceptable" elements, but that Russia would nonetheless continue talks and press to secure its own requirements.

The Kremlin has said peace talks between Moscow and Kyiv are not progressing as rapidly as it would like and accused the West of trying to derail negotiations by focusing on war crimes allegations, which Moscow denies.

Lavrov said Ukraine presented a...