Russia says Ukraine ceasefire now would not achieve Moscow's goals

March 31 (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Friday that it had noted a call by Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko for an immediate ceasefire in Ukraine on Friday and would discuss it with him, but that it could not at the moment achieve the goals of its "special military operation" in this way.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said President Vladimir Putin would discuss Lukashenko's call for negotiations next week, but added that some elements of a peace plan proposed by China were unworkable because Ukraine was following Western orders not to negotiate with Moscow. (Reporting by Reuters; Editing by Kevin Liffey)