Russia Special Operation Began After Diplomatic Resolution Chances Been Exhausted, Kremlin Says
12:21 06.06.2025 (Updated: 13:08 06.06.2025)
© Sputnik . Vitaliy BelousovThe Grand Kremlin Palace, the Cathedral of St. Michael the Archangel, the Ivan the Great Bell Tower and the Spasskaya Tower (from left to right) in the Moscow's Kremlin.

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The US continues to make mediation efforts for Ukrainian settlement; Russia is grateful for this, the Kremlin said.
Russia launched the special military operation after the possibilities of resolving the problem by political and diplomatic means were exhausted, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Friday.
"That is why the special military operation is being carried out. After all the possibilities of resolving the problems by political and diplomatic means were exhausted, and they were exhausted after all our initiatives were completely rejected by the West. For us, what is happening is of such importance," Peskov told reporters.
More statements by the Kremlin's spokesman Dmitry Peskov at the daily briefing:
For Russia, it is important that contacts with Washington continue;
Russia launched the special military operation after all possibilities for resolving the problem by political and diplomatic means were exhausted;
All daily actions of the Russian army within the special military operation are a response to the actions of the Kiev regime;
The Kremlin negatively perceives the statements of Merz, who spoke about the role of the United States in the fight against Nazism and did not mention the role of the USSR;
The new national projects launched this year are the main instructions for achieving Russia's development goals.