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Russia's Special Operation in Ukraine
On February 24, 2022, Russia launched its special military operation in Ukraine, aiming to liberate and defend the inhabitants of the Donbass region, where people have been suffering from a blockade and regular attacks by the Kiev regime's forces since 2014.

Ukraine Talks: Trump's Team Not in Charge as Biden's Administration Remains in Control, Kremlin Says

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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Earlier, Donald Trump's future national security adviser Mike Waltz said that the team of US president-elect is ready to consider the proposal for a ceasefire in Ukraine to further resolve the conflict, previously put forward by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban.
US President-elect Donald Trump's team is not yet in charge of the White House; Joe Biden's team is there, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Monday, commenting on reports that Trump's team is ready to discuss Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban's proposal for a ceasefire in Ukraine.
On Sunday, Trump's pick for national security adviser, Michael Waltz, said that the president-elect's team will review Orban's proposal regarding a Christmas ceasefire in Ukraine.
"Trump's team, first of all, is not in charge of the White House now. That is the first thing. Biden's team is in the White House now," Peskov told reporters.
Currently, it is premature to talk about deploying peacekeepers in Ukraine, Dmitry Peskov said.
"It is premature to talk about peacekeepers now," Peskov told reporters.
Russia is ready to resume negotiations on Ukraine on the basis of the Istanbul agreements, the spokesman recalled.
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West Uses Its Entire Arsenal of Pressure on Countries That Disobey It, Russian Official Says
Last week, media reported that European leaders plan to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte to discuss peace plans and the potential deployment of peacekeeping forces in Ukraine.
Dmitry Peskov said that the question of the alleged killed North Korean soldiers in the Kursk region should be asked to the Russian Defense Ministry.
"This is a question for the Ministry of Defense," Peskov told reporters, answering a question about whether the Kremlin could comment on a statement by Ukraine's military intelligence about the discovery of allegedly 30 dead North Korean servicepeople in the Kursk Region.
Russian President Vladimir Putin will address an extended meeting of the Russian Defense Ministry board on Monday and will hear a report from Defense Minister Andrei Belousov, Dmitry Peskov said.
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