The Kremlin said Friday that Ukraine’s continued drone and missile attacks inside Russia justify widening a so-called “buffer zone” in eastern Ukraine rather than pursuing peace through diplomatic negotiations. “The more Kyiv tries to escalate, the more we’re going to keep expanding this broader security zone, this buffer zone,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters during a daily briefing.

As Russia steps up strikes on Kyiv, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov links nuclear doctrine to a “buffer zone” and demands that Zelensky pull back and recognise Russian territory.…

Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov has said that Russia will expand a so-called "buffer zone" with Ukraine amid what he described as escalation.

The Kremlin said Friday that Ukraine’s continued drone and missile attacks inside Russia justify widening a so-called “buffer zone” in eastern Ukraine rather than pursuing peace…