٠٠:٠٥:٤٩Russian Presidential spokesperson Dmitri Peskov claimed that a phone conversation between Russia and the US leaders Vladimir Putin and Joe Biden could not 'put an end' to the Ukraine conflict. It came after Donald Trump claimed the current American president 'hasn’t even made a phone call in two years to Putin' during Tuesday night's debate with Kamala Harris.
"A phone call like that wouldn’t have put an end to it. We have repeatedly said that the United States should abandon its policy of using Ukraine as an expandable item in an attempt to repress everything related to the Russian Federation to put an end to a lot of things," Peskov said, during a briefing with reporters on Wednesday.
The Kremlin spokesperson also suggested that a decision by Western allies on permitting Ukraine to deploy long-range weapons to hit Russia - as requested by Volodymyr Zelensky - had been already made.
"All of these decisions have most likely already been made. It's a highly probable assumption. And at the moment, the media are simply running an informational campaign to formalise the decision that has already been taken. Meanwhile, the United States of America and European countries continue attempts to distance themselves from getting involved in the conflict. We believe they are not succeeding," Peskov added.
Biden said on Tuesday that his administration was 'working that out now' when asked about the possibility of lifting a ban on Ukraine’s use of long-range weapons on Russian territory.
Moscow launched a military offensive in Ukraine in late February 2022 after recognising the independence of the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR), claiming that Kiev had failed to guarantee their special status under the 2014 Minsk Agreements, and urging Ukraine to declare itself officially neutral and give assurances that it would never join NATO.
Kiev denounced the Russian action as an invasion. Zelensky imposed martial law throughout the country, announcing a general mobilisation, while the EU and the US imposed several rounds of sanctions on Moscow.
Biden phone call to Putin 'could not put an end' to Russia-Ukraine conflict - Peskov asked about Trump's claim
Russian Presidential spokesperson Dmitri Peskov claimed that a phone conversation between Russia and the US leaders Vladimir Putin and Joe Biden could not 'put an end' to the Ukraine conflict. It came after Donald Trump claimed the current American president 'hasn’t even made a phone call in two years to Putin' during Tuesday night's debate with Kamala Harris.
"A phone call like that wouldn’t have put an end to it. We have repeatedly said that the United States should abandon its policy of using Ukraine as an expandable item in an attempt to repress everything related to the Russian Federation to put an end to a lot of things," Peskov said, during a briefing with reporters on Wednesday.
The Kremlin spokesperson also suggested that a decision by Western allies on permitting Ukraine to deploy long-range weapons to hit Russia - as requested by Volodymyr Zelensky - had been already made.
"All of these decisions have most likely already been made. It's a highly probable assumption. And at the moment, the media are simply running an informational campaign to formalise the decision that has already been taken. Meanwhile, the United States of America and European countries continue attempts to distance themselves from getting involved in the conflict. We believe they are not succeeding," Peskov added.
Biden said on Tuesday that his administration was 'working that out now' when asked about the possibility of lifting a ban on Ukraine’s use of long-range weapons on Russian territory.
Moscow launched a military offensive in Ukraine in late February 2022 after recognising the independence of the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR), claiming that Kiev had failed to guarantee their special status under the 2014 Minsk Agreements, and urging Ukraine to declare itself officially neutral and give assurances that it would never join NATO.
Kiev denounced the Russian action as an invasion. Zelensky imposed martial law throughout the country, announcing a general mobilisation, while the EU and the US imposed several rounds of sanctions on Moscow.
Russian Presidential spokesperson Dmitri Peskov claimed that a phone conversation between Russia and the US leaders Vladimir Putin and Joe Biden could not 'put an end' to the Ukraine conflict. It came after Donald Trump claimed the current American president 'hasn’t even made a phone call in two years to Putin' during Tuesday night's debate with Kamala Harris.
"A phone call like that wouldn’t have put an end to it. We have repeatedly said that the United States should abandon its policy of using Ukraine as an expandable item in an attempt to repress everything related to the Russian Federation to put an end to a lot of things," Peskov said, during a briefing with reporters on Wednesday.
The Kremlin spokesperson also suggested that a decision by Western allies on permitting Ukraine to deploy long-range weapons to hit Russia - as requested by Volodymyr Zelensky - had been already made.
"All of these decisions have most likely already been made. It's a highly probable assumption. And at the moment, the media are simply running an informational campaign to formalise the decision that has already been taken. Meanwhile, the United States of America and European countries continue attempts to distance themselves from getting involved in the conflict. We believe they are not succeeding," Peskov added.
Biden said on Tuesday that his administration was 'working that out now' when asked about the possibility of lifting a ban on Ukraine’s use of long-range weapons on Russian territory.
Moscow launched a military offensive in Ukraine in late February 2022 after recognising the independence of the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR), claiming that Kiev had failed to guarantee their special status under the 2014 Minsk Agreements, and urging Ukraine to declare itself officially neutral and give assurances that it would never join NATO.
Kiev denounced the Russian action as an invasion. Zelensky imposed martial law throughout the country, announcing a general mobilisation, while the EU and the US imposed several rounds of sanctions on Moscow.