Russia Accuses Kyiv and the West of Rejecting Diplomacy to Solve Conflict in Ukraine
"Our preferred route is through political and diplomatic means," Peskov said, according to TASS state news agency.
Peskov added, without providing evidence, that Moscow continues its military operation in Ukraine because "all proposals for dialogue were rejected, both by Ukraine and by Western countries, according to Reuters.
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