The Kremlin on Friday said that peace talks with the West could only happen if they recognize Moscow's authority over Ukrainian territories it illegally annexed, even as Russian forces are being pushed out of these regions by Ukraine's military.Peskov's comments on Friday came a day after President Joe Biden said he would be willing to speak with Putin directly, but only under certain conditions.Of course, the most preferable way to achieve our interests is through peaceful, diplomatic means," Peskov added.Moscow has been condemned worldwide over the unprovoked war, and has faced numerous allegations of committing war crimes in Ukraine.A leaked Kremlin poll from November showed that 55% of Russians want to see talks to end the war in Ukraine, with only a quarter of Russians supporting a continuation of the conflict."