Dmitry Peskov

Rule Changes

Says security guarantees must be mutual

European leaders rejected a US-Russian plan to rewrite Europe's security rules, saying Moscow should not hold a veto over NATO. Their rejection came before the first direct Russia-Ukraine talks in nine months, held in Abu Dhabi and ending on November 11 with a prisoner-exchange deal but no ceasefire.

Updated 2 hours ago

Force in Play

In office

Rescue workers pulled bodies from a smoldering school in Komyshuvakha, a village in Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia region, after Russian bombs hit a humanitarian aid distribution point on November 2. Bodycam video released by Ukraine's police appears to show residents walking through the rubble after the first strike, before bombs hit a shelter where police and rescuers had taken cover.

Updated 4 days ago

Force in Play

Denying ceasefire sincerity as strikes continue

Ukraine resumed long-range drone strikes on Russian refineries after the U.S.-brokered energy ceasefire collapsed in mid-October. In the following weeks it hit the Bashneft complex in Ufa, an oil facility in Samara Oblast, the Kstovo refinery and a refinery in Yaroslavl, according to Ukrainian and Russian reports. Rosneft told Bloomberg on October 22 that losses from the strikes were becoming unsustainable, and the first tanker of Russian diesel under a Trump-brokered import deal sailed to the U.S. the next day despite Ukrainian objections.

Updated 4 days ago

Money Moves

As of September 2026: Defended the seizures publicly

Putin's September 17 decree put the Russian units of Nestlé, Auchan, and three other Western groups under L.E.V. Management, a Moscow firm run by a former police major general. On September 28, the Kremlin added German retailer Metro.

Updated Sep 29

Built World

As of July 2026: Dismissed the coalition on Russia's behalf

A single Patriot interceptor costs about $3.8 million, and the US makes only so many each year. On July 14, 2026, Ukraine and nine European countries agreed to build their own, cheaper alternative and share the factories that make them.

Updated Jul 14

Force in Play

As of May 2026: Monitoring U.S.-Greenland situation

The United States has not acquired sovereign territory since 1917, when it purchased the Virgin Islands from Denmark for $25 million. On January 17, President Trump announced 10% tariffs on eight European nations starting February 1, escalating to 25% by June 1 unless a deal is reached for Greenland.

Updated May 21

Force in Play

As of May 2026: Declared peace process 'on pause' May 18; called on US to resume mediation

Russia and Ukraine each handed back 205 prisoners on May 15, the first tranche of a 1,000-for-1,000 swap Donald Trump brokered in early May. Zelenskyy said on May 16 that work on the next round's prisoner lists is ongoing. The swap is still the only deliverable from months of US-led talks.

Updated May 20

Force in Play

As of May 2026: Public voice of Moscow’s cautiously positive response to the 2025 U.S. strategy

In early December 2025, the Trump administration published a National Security Strategy abandoning Russia as a primary threat, emphasizing 'flexible realism,' reviving the Monroe Doctrine in the Western Hemisphere, and seeking a negotiated Ukraine peace while re-establishing stability with Moscow. Within days, the Kremlin praised the strategy, saying it 'corresponds in many ways' with Russia's worldview and welcoming the shift from treating Russia as a direct adversary.

Updated May 10