Key takeaways from statements by Kremlin Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov, February 19:

Key takeaways from statements by Kremlin Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov, February 19:

▪️The Kremlin has yet to announce the venue for the next round of negotiations on Ukraine

▪️The dates for the next round of negotiations on Ukraine are still unknown

▪️A Putin-Trump phone conversation is not planned at this time

▪️Sport should remain free from politics, but Kiev's statements against Russian paralympians indicate the opposite

▪️Russia categorically disagrees with Kiev's view that Russian paralympians are propagandists of war

▪️Russia advocates for the free participation of all athletes under their national flags at the Olympics and Paralympics

▪️Moscow calls on Iran and all parties to exercise restraint in the Middle East and to use diplomacy to resolve the situation

▪️Russia notes an unprecedented escalation around Iran and hopes diplomacy will prevail

▪️Russian-Iranian naval exercises have been planned and were agreed upon prior to the escalation of tensions, with US participation expected

Source: Telegram "tassagency_en"