Dmitry Peskov

A Ukrainian government source claimed that Ukrainian hackers were behind today’s large-scale cyberattack on the Russian state media company VGTRK, which coincided with Russian President Vladimir Putin’s 72nd birthday.

The Kremlin said on Thursday that an updated nuclear doctrine that will allow Moscow to use nuclear weapons against non-nuclear states should be seen as a warning to the West.

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sept. 25 announced plans to broaden Russia's rules on the use of its nuclear weaponry, allowing it to unleash a nuclear response in the event of a "massive" air attack.

The Kremlin declared today that pressuring Russia into a peace agreement would be a "fatal mistake," dismissing remarks made by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the United Nations, according to AFP.

The war with Russia is “closer to the end” than many think, said Volodymyr Zelensky during an interview with ABC News, once again urging allies to further strengthen the Ukrainian army.

Norway announced today that the elevated levels of radioactive cesium (Cs-137) detected near the border with Russia in the Arctic are likely due to a forest fire near Chernobyl in Ukraine, the site of the world’s worst nuclear accident.

The Kremlin has slammed as "unacceptable" Meta's decision to ban Russian state media outlets from its apps, after the U.S. social media giant accused them of "foreign interference activity."

"With this action Meta discredits itself. Such actions against Russian media are unacceptable," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters.

Ukraine on Monday said it had asked the U.N. and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to verify the situation in areas of Russia's Kursk region seized by Kiev, in a move branded as "provacation" by Russia.

Russia completely disagrees with comments from Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan that Crimea should return to Ukrainian control, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Friday.

Erdogan said this week that Turkish support for Ukraine's territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence was unwavering, and the return of Crimea was a requirement of international law.

The Kremlin has issued a warning that Russia will "retaliate accordingly" if the United States allows Ukraine to use long-range ATACMS missiles for strikes deep within Russian territory, a decision Moscow suspects has already been made, Reuters reports.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Wednesday that Moscow hopes President Vladimir Putin can visit Turkey for talks with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan once preparations are completed.

Peskov also said Moscow hopes Putin and Erdogan can hold talks on the sidelines of an upcoming BRICS summit in the Russian city of Kazan.

[Reuters]