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President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, told Moscow’s Argumenty i Fakty newspaper on Tuesday that he was optimistic foreign-owned social media giants could learn to live within the country’s laws. “It is necessary to find a middle ground between the priorities of media freedom and regulation,” he said. “More and …

Speaking to journalists on Thursday, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said there was no precedent for the remarks in the history of the two nations. “These are very bad statements by the US president,” he added. “He clearly doesn’t want to establish a relationship with our country, and we will proceed …

On Sunday, The New York Times claimed that President Joe Biden’s government was considering tough new actions over the SolarWinds scandal, which came to light last year. American state networks were penetrated by hackers as part of that breach, which the US blames on Russia. Despite official denials from the …

Speaking to the press, presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov revealed that Putin might be open to the idea. “First, we need to understand what it’ll be. You know that President Putin does not use social networks, and does not personally run the accounts,” Peskov said on Monday. “In general, it is …

On Friday, Dmitry Peskov told reporters that comments by Foreign Secretary Sergey Lavrov had been taken out of context by Russian-language media. In a preview of an interview aired earlier that morning, the diplomat was asked whether Moscow was heading for a break with the EU. “Our starting point is …

Peskov’s remarks came after RT editor-in-chief Margarita Simonyan spoke at the ‘Russian Donbass’ conference in Donetsk on Thursday, at which she appealed to the authorities to place the territory under Moscow’s control. “Russia takes a very responsible position in the effort to assist Ukraine in resolving its internal crisis,” Peskov …

Statements coming from the US embassy regarding Saturday’s demonstrations in Russia were “inappropriate,” Vladimir Putin’s press secretary told TV channel Rossiya-1. “Of course, indirectly they represent absolute meddling into our domestic affairs,” he said. With those publications, the American diplomats also showed their de facto “support for the violation of …

Responding to claims that a luxury pile in the resort town of Gelendzhik belonged to the president, Peskov said that “in reality, this is not true.” He added that the Kremlin had not reviewed a new tranche of allegations around Putin’s supposed personal wealth, but that he was able to …

As the American House of Representatives completes impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump, efforts continue apace to blame the divisions in American society on Russia and its president, Vladimir Putin. Speaking to the press a day after a mob seized the Capitol building in Washington, the Speaker of the House, …

President Vladimir Putin has sent out his annual flurry of New Year messages, telegrams, and calls to foreign leaders, the Kremlin press service reported on Thursday. The list includes around 80 heads of state, ranging from close allies to historic rivals. However, if receiving Putin’s warm wishes is an indicator …