Kremlin: Special Military Operation Began When West Rejected Political Tools

According to the ⁢English‌ section ⁤of webangah News Agency, citing Mehr ​News Agency ​and ‍RIA Novosti,⁣ Dmitry Peskov, spokesperson⁢ for​ the Russian Presidential Office (the kremlin), said ⁣sunday that resolving the situation in Ukraine must come first. Only than can relations with Ukraine be considered following the special military operation.

Peskov ⁢added that Moscow ⁣prefers political and diplomatic means to ​resolve the situation in Ukraine.

He further noted that the special military operation began after Kyiv and the West rejected these tools.