Russia Still Wants Diplomatic End to Ukraine War, Kremlin Says

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Moscow maintained its position that a diplomatic selttlement was its ‘preferred method’ for ending the conflict.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov in Moscow on Feb. 18, 2022. Sergey Guneev/Sputnik/Kremlin via Reuters

Russia still seeks a diplomatic resolution to its war with Ukraine, the Kremlin said on March 2.

“Russia maintains its position, repeatedly stated by [Russian President Vladimir] Putin, that a political and diplomatic settlement is the preferred method [for resolving the Ukrainian conflict],” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said, according to Russian state news agency TASS.