“Lavrov rejects West’s ceasefire proposal, calls it ‘not a path to peace’”
Russia tried that in 2014 and it didn’t work out well for them. So why bother with it again, especially when there’s a good chance for a permanent peace deal.
You mean after they invaded Donbas and then reneged on the Minsk accords by not withdrawing their forces, by not handing over the border to Ukrainian, and by blocking the referendum planned by Ukraine, all of which were required by the accords?