Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said they welcomed calls for Kyiv to stop attacks on civilian economic infrastructure in Russia. Peskov made the assessment after U.S. President Donald Trump called on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to halt attacks on diesel fuel production facilities in Russia.
Speaking at a press briefing on Monday, September 14, Peskov said they supported calls to end attacks on Russia’s economic infrastructure.
Moscow says military activities will continue
Peskov said the Russian army continued carrying out its missions across Ukraine. The Kremlin spokesman claimed that Russia was advancing toward achieving the goals it had set as part of its military operation and said the trend of advances on the front would continue.
Peskov also said there was no room for any doubt on this issue.
Putin welcomes initiatives by China and India
The Kremlin spokesman said Russian President Vladimir Putin viewed positively the willingness of the leaders of China and India to contribute to a resolution in Ukraine.
Ban on Russian oil product exports remains in place
Peskov said Russia’s ban on oil product exports remained in effect, adding that the measure had been introduced to ensure an adequate supply of products to the domestic market. He said lifting the ban would be considered once the domestic market was sufficiently supplied.
Peskov also said conditions in global oil markets were rapidly worsening, linking the situation to instability in the Persian Gulf and new escalations of tension.
Russia supports Cuba’s bid to work within BRICS
Peskov said Russia supported Cuba’s desire to work within the BRICS framework. He also said the applications of countries seeking to join BRICS had not been discussed at the summit held in New Delhi.
