Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that the issues for Russia in Ukraine were about national security, threats to Russians living there, and the refusal of the United States and Europe to listen to Russia's concerns.

Ukraine praised U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday for threatening to impose tariffs and sanctions on Russia if it refuses to make a deal to end the war in Ukraine and said the comment sent a \"strong signal\".

"Aw shucks, North Korea’s ally issuing ultimatums to NATO. Utter bulls**t," Tykhyi said during a briefing, according to the Foreign Ministry’s press service. “Moscow has no say here. Russia is waging an aggressive war in Europe.

Aleksandr Grushko, the deputy head of Russian diplomacy, highlighted the "key element of potential agreements" concerning the war's end in Ukraine. Many of the pieces of information provided by Russian media or representatives of the authorities are part of propaganda.