Russia rejects possibility of ceasefire along front line as precondition for peace talks, - Lavrov

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has stated that Moscow will not consider a ceasefire along the current front line as a precondition for the start of peace talks.
He is quoted by Russian propagandists, reports Censor.NET.
What is known?
"Russia will not halt at the front line as a condition for starting negotiations on Ukraine," he said.
Lavrov claims that "the ball is not in our (Russia’s – Ed.) court".
What led up to this?
Earlier, the Russian Foreign Minister stated that Russia was ready to resume negotiations with Ukraine from the point at which they had stalled.