The Kremlin on Wednesday dismissed U.S. President Donald Trump’s suggestion that Ukraine could win in the war with Russia, insisting that Moscow would press on with what it calls its “special military operation” because it sees “no alternative.”

After meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, Trump said on Tuesday that Ukraine could reclaim all of the territory lost since Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022. He argued that Russia’s failure to secure a quick victory showed it was weaker than it appeared, praising Ukraine’s “great spirit” and saying it was “only getting better.”

“Mr. Trump heard about what’s happening from Zelensky’s perspective. And, apparently, at this point, that version is what led to the assessment we heard,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said in an interview with RBC Radio.

“We can’t agree with everything he said. We continue our special military operation to ensure our national interests… There’s no kind of alternative option,” Peskov said, adding that Moscow was determined to address the “root causes” of the conflict, shorthand for the Kremlin’s longstanding justifications for the invasion.