Repeated predictions by Western countries about a Russian invasion of Ukraine are provocative and could have adverse consequences, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peshkov was quoted as saying by Interfax-based Reuters news agency. Russian President Vladimir Putin does not take such Western statements into account, Peshkov said, adding that Moscow invokes the logic of its Western partners. […]
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Peshkov: Tensions rise in Donbas – Risk of ignition at any time
LAST UPDATE: 14.18 The Kremlin said Thursday it was deeply concerned about the resurgence of violence in eastern Ukraine and hoped the West would use its influence in Kiev to prevent further escalation, according to Reuters. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peshkov dismissed reports of a planned Russian invasion of Ukraine, but said Moscow was closely monitoring […]
Kremlin positively assesses Biden’s statements – Denies any involvement in cyber attacks against Ukraine
The Kremlin today called “positive” the statements of US President Joe Biden, who yesterday said he was in favor of holding talks and continuing diplomatic efforts to de-escalate the crisis between Russia and the West over Ukraine. “It is positive that the US president is in favor of serious negotiations,” said Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peshkov. […]
Peshkov: Putin is ready for talks on security guarantees
Russian President Vladimir Putin is ready for talks on security guarantees, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peshkov told CNN, according to the Russian news agency TASS. “First of all, President Putin has always demanded negotiation and diplomacy. And, in fact, he has launched the issue of security guarantees for Russia. Ukraine is only part of the broader […]
Peskov: We observe ‘not small-scale’ troop mobility near Donetsk and Lugansk
Large-scale troop movements are observed in Ukraine near the territories of the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics (DPR and LPR), which only escalates tensions in the region, Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peshko said on Monday. Commenting on Ukraine’s request for a meeting with Russia and other signatories to the Vienna Document to clarify the […]
Peshkov: The Putin-Lukashenko meeting within a week
The meeting of the presidents of Russia and Belarus, Vladimir Putin, as Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peshkov told reporters on Monday, according to the Russian news agency Ria Novosti. “Such a meeting is in the plans. We expect it to take place before the end of the week,” Peshkov said. Asked if a meeting on a […]
Peshkov: US relations ‘on the floor’
Despite the strengthening of the bilateral dialogue, relations between Moscow and Washington are “on the floor,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peshkov told Russia’s RIA Novosti news agency amid a crisis between Russia and the West over Ukraine. The United States warned Sunday that Russia could invade Ukraine at any time and may inadvertently invent a pretext […]
Kremlin: Putin-Biden communication tomorrow
LAST UPDATE: 23.45 The presidents of Russia and the United States, Vladimir Putin and Joe Biden, plan to hold a telephone conversation on Saturday, February 12, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peshkov told reporters, according to Russia’s Ria Novosti news agency. “Indeed, the American side has requested contact with President Putin and the discussion between the two […]
The Kremlin denies that Putin told Macron that there would be no new maneuvers near Ukraine
The Kremlin said on Tuesday that French claims that Russian President Vladimir Putin had promised his French counterpart Emanuel Macron that Moscow would not take any new military initiatives around Ukraine at this time were “untrue”, according to Reuters. A French official said Putin had made that promise during talks with Macron in Moscow yesterday. […]
Russia: We have plans to minimize the impact of possible US sanctions
Russia has plans to offset possible US sanctions and minimize the effects on its economy, the Kremlin said on Wednesday, urging the United States not to “create conditions for escalation of tensions” in Europe. Washington and NATO have so far refused to provide Moscow with guarantees that the North Atlantic Alliance will not expand further […]
